dominich4 "...The second film was about fifty million times more bizarre. It was about a boy called Bobby whose mother, the owner of a prestigious London department store, died after marrying a fat man who was pure evil. Bobby runs away from home after 'the fat' kills his pet mouse peter, and hitches a ride to Cornwall with a family of travellers and an Irish truck-driver. Unfortunately, Bobby tries to take the wheel of the truck and drives it off the road, killing the trucker. He is rescued by an odd hermit who attempts to bury all the roadkill in the county.It then turns out that the hermit is a retired banker who killed his wife and ran off with all the money. He persuades Bobby to go to London to sign over the store to 'the fat' so he can remain living in Cornwall. When they get there, for no apparent reason 'the fat' beats up Mr. Summers (the hermit) and loads him and bobby into an expensive car. 'The fat' drives them to Cornwall, where he forces bobby to dig two graves whilst Mr. Summers dies inside. Before he dies, Mr. Summers encourages Bobby to kill 'the fat', causing bobby to attempt to lure the immense bald man into an abandoned mine shaft. The film closes with him burying the bodies and buying a tent. Excellent. The most random film in the world…but I loved it! How dare the Radio Times give it only three stars!!?" -17th August 2006

rebtris My son and I really liked this film. If you are into shoot 'em up, no thinking or feeling required movies, then this one is not for you. For those who like animals and like to see the little guy win once in awhile, this is a great film. The stepfather, DeWinter, is a typical "nothing matters but money" type person and his unfortunate stepson, Bobby, gets caught in the line of his ruthless fire. As fate would have it, Bobby meets an eccentric and oddly lovable old fellow, Mr. Summers, who is into giving the poor creatures who have been flattened on the road a decent burial and a little compassion for what their little life once was. I know in this steam roller over everything that isn't human world that we live in, a lot of people aren't concerned in the slightest with what befalls those who are not so fortunate as them, particularly when it's a non-human unfortunate. But I found it very refreshing that someone took the time to write a book and do a film about the "underdogs" of life on this planet. I found myself cheering Bobby on when he finally finds his backbone and deals with his stepfather appropriately. For those who love animals and maybe even detest the cruelty that some people just feel they have to exhibit towards the helpless, this is a one in a million movie where the little guys win.

endem-1 The only reason to watch this ridiculous mess of a film is the beautiful Cornish coast. Filled with sanctimonious cliches, and contradictions, the story marches on it's predictable way to it's predictable conclusion. The three central characters are tiresome, the story contains no nuance or subtlety, nothing but the relentless pounding of whatever message the writer wanted to deliver. If you need to see footage of Cornwall in a dramatic setting, your time will be better served by viewing "The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With the Sea".

Broadway Baby If you like heart warming movies, see All the Little Animals. It is about a sweet boy named Bobby who is left with his evil step-father after his mother dies. His step-father treats him like an idiot, when really Bobby is just a very tender boy. Bobby finally comes to his senses and escapes into the wilderness, meeting an old animal lover whom he calles Mr. Summers. I won't tell you any more, SEE THE MOVIE!!!