Saw this years ago in the theater when I was a teen and me and my mother about walked out halfway through. We struggled and stayed, only to regret wasting our lives on this. Why are all the reviews good? This was the reason we paid to see it.
shareI'm a somewhat discerning moviegoer, but I agree with the op on this one. It just seems like an overly quirky rehash of Teahouse of the August Moon, with a change of locale. Is anybody else bothered by the fact that this is a comedy with no genuinely funny moments?
shareI am extremely bias as this is my favorite film of all time(and I am a fossil who has seen a pantload of them)and William Forsythe is my favorite director(with Woody Allen a close second)...Anyway, enough about me!
Comedy, like art, is so subjective. I am unaware if you have seen any of Forsythe's other films. Most of them are designated as comedies but none of them make your sides hurt from laughter. They are sly, yes quirky, observations coupled with well delineated character development. I guess you either get it or you don't.
His work tells a story populated by people who, by film's end, you feel you know. At the end of Local Hero I felt like I had been to Furness and left with a bunch of new acquaintances. However I totally understand why a significant amount of viewers, at film's end, would share your opinion.
I thought there were a multitude of "funny" moments as well as wry smiles, which to me, are just as satisfying.
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You just have to be resigned-
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I like all but one of Bill Forsyth's films (couldn't get through Being Human) and he's also one of my favorite writer/directors. Such a shame he stopped making films in '99 at the age of 53.
Housekeeping (another subtly funny and moving picture) is in my top ten of all time, and Breaking In is one I can watch any time. His films feel like real life, with mostly ordinary people going about their business.
Wow, I just looked at the awards section for Local Hero. Not a single Oscar nomination, but won screenplay awards from the National Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics. I wondered what possibly could have beat it for the BAFTA screenplay award, and saw that went to The King of Comedy, a top five favorite of mine.
I JUST LIKED IT
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shareI'll just go ahead and put you on ignore.
Why would I want to further suffer the thoughts of someone who could not make it through a much loved film but then feels qualified to comment on it?
Funny, I just posted in another thread how I first saw this movie as a teen because my mom couldn't wait to see it after Siskle & Ebert reviewed it. I had virtually zero interest, but I watched it because she rented it on tape, and in those days I'd watch virtually anything that was brought into the house. I loved it, it's gotta be somewhere in my top 100 movies of all time. I can't imagine what a miserable, soul-less P.O.S. a person would have to be to not enjoy it.
shareI saw it during its original release, too. I found it watchable, and not a struggle to sit through. However, I have never felt any urge to see it a second time.
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