Local Hero

Pros: Story, score, scenery
Cons: Riegert, Lancaster subplot

Burt Lancaster just keeps turning up. Even when I don’t go looking for him, there he is. That is quite a feat for a man who has been dead for some time. Nevertheless, it’s true. Having just watched his marvelous performance in The...

Pros: Riegert, Lawson, Lancaster, script, direction, score
Cons: May be too slow going for some

In Local Hero, an American businessman must make a split-second decision about the worth of the Scottish land his company wishes to acquire so that company can drill and refine oil from there. The last holdout on the deal tells the businessman he ...

Pros: Cinematography and soundtrack; some aspects of the script; some of the performances
Cons: Some aspects of the script; some of the performances; thematic weaknesses; lack of emotional punch

I enjoyed this film but not to the extent of most of the great films I've been watching during my July extravaganza of great movie from the United Kingdom. Perhaps it's unfair for a film to have to compete with a string of masterpieces. This is one of ...

Pros: Peter Riegert, cinematography, musical score
Cons: terrible screenplay, high "quirk" factor

This genteel Scottish comedy made quite a debut over two and a half decades ago, as critics and audiences fell in love with its quiet humor and fairy tale-like quality. Now, after putting it off for so long for no real reason, I sat down to watch "Local ...

Pros: A subtle comedy that stands the test of time.
Cons: none.

This film is one of my all time favorites. It has everything you could want in a film, including an environmental message that rings just as true (If not truer)today as it did when the film was made in 1983.

The film stars Peter Reigert as...

Pros: Great mood, easy laughs and excellent music.
Cons: A bit hard for some to sit through.

Local Hero is the kind of movie that was made not for the sole intention of making big money. It was made for the idea, the art and the joy of movie making. Splendid sites and characters abound in this movie; blink and you may miss something. Watch it ...

Pros: charmingly eccentric characters and humor
Cons: slow pacing, story lags, abusive shrink

"Local Hero" is a gentle comedy from Scotland. There's not much in the way of action or plot. However, the script, characters and direction all have a quirky irreverence that is charming if not fully convincing.

Peter Riegert is a...

Pros: Unique scripting and direction; lovely soundtrack and cinematography
Cons: Slow pacing and subtle humor may cause some viewers to lose interest

The quirky, gentle Local Hero is one of the more unusual comedies that has ever been made. The film has a point of view but writer/director Bill Forsyth does not hit you over the head with it. Rather, the message is conveyed through bits of cheerily...

Pros: Charming, off-beat characters; appealing storyline; intelligent, understated humor; wondrous setting.
Cons: Nothing for those who prefer explosions and car chases.

Local Hero is charming, offbeat comedy from Scottish writer/director Bill Forsyth, who also wrote and directed the cult film Gregory's Girl. Although the basic, fish-out-of-water plotline of the film is not necessarily original -- big city man is forced...