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6.8/10   459 votes
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Director:

Damien O'Donnell

Writers:

Paul Fraser (written by) and
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Release Date:

27 April 2003 (UK) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

User Comments:

What a lovely, warm film more (20 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michael Sheen ... Colin

Mark Addy ... Ron
Jim Carter ... Geoff
Celia Imrie ... Sonja
Ruth Jones ... Mandy
Phillipa Peak ... Sarah
Jane Robbins ... Sandra
Paul Shane ... Zippy

Mark Strong ... Ian

Joseph Dempsie ... Craig
Silas-Paul Simpson ... Andy
Russell Hayes ... Russ
Alan Williams ... Deno
Bill Rodgers ... Dennis
James Corden ... Shady
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Additional Details

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for a scene of sensuality and some language.

Runtime:

90 min (Edinburgh Film Festival)

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

DNA Films more


Fun Stuff

Soundtrack:

The Fairest of All Yarrow more


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What a lovely, warm film, 31 December 2006
8/10
Author: pdelsey from United Kingdom

To be honest I only got this film (on my Xmas list!!) as I have become somewhat of a Kate Rusby anorak over recent months!! Knowing that the beautiful Barnsley lass featured in a cameo and contributed to much of the soundtrack (along with her hubby the incredibly talented John McCusker) was enough for me to get the film, expecting everything else to be incidental. The music is wonderful (as you would expect from Ms Rusby!) and to see the lady herself singing was an added bonus.

However, the film itself surpassed all of my expectations and left me sitting there at the end just thinking "what a really lovely film", yet without being twee. In many ways it came across to me as an example of what British film can do best; quietly humorous, great characters and a rolling story that gently unrolls from a simple plot. Man loses wife, man sets out to find wife, man finds wife.

I genuinely warmed to the main character Colin (especially after he got his hair cut!!) which was superbly acted by Michael Sheen as he set out on his moped to win back his wife. The scenery (and music!) were wonderful and the simple but real characters he came across during his quest added up to a superbly crafted film. The Eric Bristow obsessed darts playing newsagent seemed an unlikely character to warm to but this film achieved that with ease.

A lovely, warm, amusing film that far exceeded my expectations and one that I would recommend to anybody that appreciates good quality British films.

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