The Grand Seduction (2013)
Starring Brendan Gleeson, Taylor Kitsch, Gordon Pinsent, Liane Balaban, Mark Critch, Peter Keleghan, Mary Walsh, Margaret Killingbeck, Cathy Jones, Matt Watts, Steve O'Connell, Percy Hynes White, Sean Panting, Lawrence Barry, Pete Soucy, Janelle Hickey, Kevin Lewis, Michael Therriault
IHBM8Very good
A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying. As the doctors time in the village winds to a close, acting mayor Murray French has no choice but to pull out all the stops and begin The Grand Seduction.
My review · Reviewed 04/04/2020
This is a film about the residents of an island who are trying to improve their collective lot in life after years of neglect. While this film felt like several other films (primarily The Truman Show) it feels like something different than those movies. At no point did it either make light of the central figure nor did it spend too much time in plot setup. What really carried this film was the heart of the resident of the island and their spirit to improve their lot in life. I really enjoyed the film.