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Ro · 10-02-2008, 09:34 PM

Oh, Jagger-

Saw Local Hero the other night and loved every minute of it. It was described mainly as a comedy here and on IMDB, and although I laughed aloud a few times, it was more of a "smile throughout" kind of comedy. I found Mac's personal journey/growth to be completely engrossing, and it had plenty of that British subtlety in both the humour and the drama. I love that, and was very happy with how the film ended and it's last couple scenes.

But the thing I would have to say I loved about it the most were all the little touches, or "brushstrokes of color," if you will, that went mostly unexplained but served greatly in enhancing the mood of the area, Mac's spiritual journey, and the film itself. Such as, the injured rabbit, the speeding motorist on the bike, "whose baby is that anyway?", the quirky astrological interests of the Lancaster character, and many more. It reminded me of the some of things I wrote about NCFOM recently, in that part of that film's allure is in what is not shown/explained to the viewer, and I had the same feeling here. It gave it a magical, special quality all good films seem to have.

Thanks for the recommendation!

10-02-2008, 09:34 PM	#1144
Ro #1 Goaltender Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Kelowna Exp:	Oh, Jagger- Saw Local Hero the other night and loved every minute of it. It was described mainly as a comedy here and on IMDB, and although I laughed aloud a few times, it was more of a "smile throughout" kind of comedy. I found Mac's personal journey/growth to be completely engrossing, and it had plenty of that British subtlety in both the humour and the drama. I love that, and was very happy with how the film ended and it's last couple scenes. But the thing I would have to say I loved about it the most were all the little touches, or "brushstrokes of color," if you will, that went mostly unexplained but served greatly in enhancing the mood of the area, Mac's spiritual journey, and the film itself. Such as, the injured rabbit, the speeding motorist on the bike, "whose baby is that anyway?", the quirky astrological interests of the Lancaster character, and many more. It reminded me of the some of things I wrote about NCFOM recently, in that part of that film's allure is in what is not shown/explained to the viewer, and I had the same feeling here. It gave it a magical, special quality all good films seem to have. Thanks for the recommendation!