Heartlands

ODonnell admirably tries to avoid the trap of numerous screen portraits of disabled people as latent superheroes or suppressed angels Too often, I wanted to scream foul as the story took a convenient swing one way or the other, expecting our emotions to lurch with it and its clumsily declared, hands-in-the-air celebration of what ODonnell and crew perceive as the independent spirit. ... Full Review

Describing a movie in terms of another, more successful film seems to be, if not the kiss of death, at least a sign that the film in question may not live up to its marketing. None of the characters are particularly interesting or sympathetic. ... Full Review

Performances are very good, especially from Sheen, although the character is perhaps a bit too nice-but-dim to be believed. This is the kind of film that keeps us smiling, not laughing, with its wry images and touching emotions. ... Full Review

Heartlands' is director Damien O'Donnell's long-awaited follow-up to successful comedy 'East is East'.....Heartlands' is a warm, human, bitter-sweet charmer of a film from a director who builds on his reputation with each release.....mop of curls, turns in an outstanding performance as Colin.....The quirky asides, colourful characters (in particular, Mark Addy as a ginger-wigged bluff and boisterous pub landlord) and low-key humour bring the mood of 'Heartlands' close to David Lynch's elegiac 'The Straight ... Full Review

Performances are very good, especially from Sheen, although the character is perhaps a bit too nice-but-dim to be believed. This is the kind of film that keeps us smiling, not laughing, with its wry images and touching emotions. ... Full Review

Plot Gentle Colin is distraught when his wife Sandra leaves him for a local copper, Jeff. Plucking up all his courage, Colin revs up his moped, abandons his lonely corner shop and heads after them to Blackpool, where Jeff is... ... Full Article