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Local Hero (1983)
A complete favourite
This film is just about as good as it gets. Twenty years on I ask why -and it is hard to put a finger on it.
What I love about this film are things such as the central theme of the successful businessman realising that materialistic life isn't that satisfying while conversely the locals believe that wealth will dissolve their problems.
There is also a marvellous sense of whimsy and a kind of surrealism except that in distant coastal towns what we citifolk often see as strange or surreal is often the norm. eg people only having one job in the city! Add to all this the best scenery, best music and a superb acting lineup and I guess maybe it isn't so strange that t the film remains a great success. Happily I give this film 10/10.
Kenny (2006)
More to it than I expected
I thought this movie would be just a funny collection of jokes about bodily functions but found it much more rewarding than that. The other thing is that, in this day of males either being depicted as superheroes or deviants - it was refreshing to see a film where the leading male was a good-hearted, believable, guy next door type of character.
Well written with excellent characterisations - I gave the film a strong 7/10. I was also surprised how well the theme of the movie sustained itself for the 90 mins or so it ran. A real feel-good film with quite a few extra comments thrown in.