David wrote:
An enjoyable film because it is hard to resist the improbable, yet uplifting solidarity between the flashy London gays and the salt-of-the-earth Welsh miners, and there are many strong performances, but it is so overtly engineered for maximum crowd-pleasing impact. As a result, it sacrifices much of the depth and verisimilitude the story (and the history) demands.
B
Yup. I do love the marginal groups helping themselves by helping one another.... 'we're-all-in-this-togetherism'. But you can feel the "Hollywood" polish, and it's applied liberally.
B+. Seems to be the grade for well-done feel-good coming-of-age oh-my-god-how-many-more-hyphens-will-he-use movies this year (see also: Chef, Obvious Child).
