Ondra Simanek An extremely charming feel-good movie about a small harbour community. Full of hope, kind characters, subtle comedic moments and little white lies. 9/10

Wizard-8 I know that this movie is an English language remake of a movie from Quebec, though I have not seen the original movie, so I can't compare the two. But I do have the advantage of being able to judge this remake on its own terms. I wasn't expecting much, seeing that this was a Canadian film funded by the government, and such movies are usually pretentious bores. But I can report that there are some good things about the movie. For starters, it looks very slick and polished, and can stand up head to head against the production values of Hollywood movies. The acting is also pretty good, with everyone giving warm and likable performances.However, there are some problems with the movie. The script has a number of flaws that I am puzzled that no one saw before shooting started. For example, it's not made clear how the doctor got from being caught with cocaine on him to being sent to this small Newfoundland village. His budding romance with a woman in the village also seems half baked and unfinished; at the end of the movie, I didn't know where it was going or even if it got anywhere.Such script problems might have been small flaws had the biggest problem with the movie not existed, that being the comic portion of the movie. Now, I am glad the movie didn't play out in an unsubtle and in-your-face manner akin to Hollywood, but it goes too far in the opposite direction. The movie is more "cute" than laugh out loud funny. Though I did smile a little, I would have liked a few laugh out loud moments sprinkled throughout.In the end, the movie is so-so. It could have been better. Still, compared to most Canadian films being made, it is watchable. There are a lot more worst cinematic ways to spend your time.

simone6403 "The Grand Seduction" is a beautiful combination of comedy, story, superb acting and setting. Common folks in a simple village absent the complexities of what most of us live with. Yet they are faced with a daunting problem that is anything but simple. I laughed myself silly at the lengths they will go to solve it. And what brilliant writing. If I absolutely had to criticise anything it would be that the Director failed to fully utilize Tailor Kitsch's physical assets. Meaning, he is not hard to look at. (Understatement.) Brendon Gleeson and Gordon Pinset are funny beyond measure. And all the while you feel they are not acting at all. These guys are so convincing you could be seeing a cameo in real life. Surely it must be one of the top films of 2013. If not, it is likely a sleeper. In time the true and genuine excellence of this film will come to light.

Tony Heck "We have one month to convince our good doctor to sign long term." The town of Tickle Cove is starting to collapse economically. The residents are living on welfare checks and watching everyone they love move into the big city. When they have a chance to secure a contract for a factory for the town they need to do whatever they can. The first thing they need is a doctor. Dr. Lewis (Kitsch) comes to the harbor for a month and local local mayor Murray French (Gleeson) enlists the help of the town to do anything that will make him stay. I have liked pretty much anything that Brendan Gleeson has done. This one is no exception. One of the biggest pet peeves I have about movies is when they're too predictable. Almost from the beginning you are able to tell what will happen and how the movie will end. This is one of the few exceptions where that doesn't hurt the enjoyment of the movie. The writing and comedy is what keeps you watching and laughing the whole way through. It's very entertaining watching the lengths the towns people go to to impress the doctor. The stuff with cricket is my favorite. This is a movie that may not be for everyone but I liked it and I recommend it. Overall, a movie that is very predictable but for once that doesn't hurt the movie. I recommend this but again it's not really for everyone. I give it a B+.