I was just thinking the same thing. Especially when someone ask if anyone had seen the original. Apparently there's another original, made after Doc Hollywood, that is considered the original.
But what the hell. At least it isn't like Lawnmower Man.
Yes this has doc Hollywood written all over it though it is no match as that was a much better piece of footage i.m.h.o.
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Yes, I agree about Local Hero. Not sure this film was quite as genuinely charming though, nor with as satisfactory a conclusion.
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Like, the oddly obtuse(cocaine using) doctor gets played and then rewards his deceptors with what they wanted anyway. And the bribe-taking, environmentally indifferent petroleum company gets what they want too.
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obtuse(cocaine using)I've known quite a few cocaine users who were anything but obtuse. And who were perfectly functional. share
Personally I think that plots can be re-used several times before they get overused. (Except for sequels, prequels, recastquels, etc.) It's only when the plot is used again and again and again, and steals on a micro-level from its siblings, that I get annoyed.
The old me would get irritated when someone shouted out, "Doc Hollywood" if I mentioned Grand Seduction. The new me just sees it as a conversational starting point. Or rather would be a starting point, if I remembered Doc Hollywood better.