I'm a Cornish guy myself (technically speaking) so it was inevitable I and my relatives would try and see this.
There are two main selling points to this movie.
One is the vision they paint of rugged, machisimo Cornwall where "England" is a world away. They did a good job of the Cornish dialect most of the time (according to my mother) with a heap of impeccable performances that deliver the comedic and the poignant where the Fishermen become embodiments of their region, not some exploitative stereotype. It's not a cornwall I ever remember seeing anywhere but it's all there. The whole theatre laughed at "dreckly". You just gotta be Cornish...
The other point is it's familiar narrative of the hotshot city boy who thinks he has everything he wants until his heart is melted by the community and friendship of men who maintain the heritage of a humble but proud people. Expect a lot of anti-townie humour though the main guy ultimately is a sympathetic character.
It's easy to roll your eyes at this but if you meet it half way it's good fun that earns a few legit laughs and strikes at some real pathos.
There are two main selling points to this movie.
One is the vision they paint of rugged, machisimo Cornwall where "England" is a world away. They did a good job of the Cornish dialect most of the time (according to my mother) with a heap of impeccable performances that deliver the comedic and the poignant where the Fishermen become embodiments of their region, not some exploitative stereotype. It's not a cornwall I ever remember seeing anywhere but it's all there. The whole theatre laughed at "dreckly". You just gotta be Cornish...
The other point is it's familiar narrative of the hotshot city boy who thinks he has everything he wants until his heart is melted by the community and friendship of men who maintain the heritage of a humble but proud people. Expect a lot of anti-townie humour though the main guy ultimately is a sympathetic character.
It's easy to roll your eyes at this but if you meet it half way it's good fun that earns a few legit laughs and strikes at some real pathos.