Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Siflutter It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

breeko This has to be the most deceptive movie ever made. On initial viewing it appears to be simply a quaint, sweet and beautiful movie, but with no real depth. I will blame my lack of perception for this. I had to watch it again and again to properly get it, and enjoyed and appreciated it more each time. This is a film that makes people the stars. Not plot, excitement, romance or derring-do This is about how essentially, decent people, with different objectives and lifestyles can come together and reach a common good. The interactions are brilliantly portrayed, and what would appear initially as not much going on, is actually human beings really respecting who the others are and allowing them their eccentricities and personalities without judgement. It is telling us that we need outside stimulus nowhere near as much as we need each other. This means that in every scene, no matter how subdued, it is actually reaching far deeper than an exciting, though contrived action sequence would ever do. Bill Forsyth says to the audience. There isn't any need for real drama, just let people come together and watch them tell the story. This they do, to powerful effect, and when combined with a witty script, beautiful music and stunning scenery, you end up with quite simply, a superb creation.

milenamvdr I may watch this film again and again and all the time it is like going home and be with friends.One of my favourite films, and music is perfect. Love it.Only one thing was very surprising for me....sea lions in Scotland....It will leave you with a big smile on your face.Amazing film.Everything I love about Scotland is in this film.All the characters are very real and you just want meeting them again and again.And beautiful nature of Arisaig and Morar ...you go there and you see itall is real.

malmborgimplano-92-599820 The charm of this film has worn off for me. The casual sexism grates, the fantasy of the benevolent petroleum company CEO is grotesque, and the scene where the villagers swarm onto the beach makes me think more of Wicker Man than anything else. Of course that might have been Bill Forsyth's intention.For purposes of Capaldiwatching, this is essential, as this was the breakthrough role that made baby Capaldi's name as an actor. All his best qualities, the authenticity, the sincerity, the artful way with the eye-catching gesture, are all there in this pretty, coltish young man with the wonderful gray eyes. He'd have much better roles as he aged into them. But this is special. When a friend told me that Peter Capaldi was the new Doctor I couldn't place the name until she mentioned he'd been in Local Hero, and I suddenly said, "Yes! The one with the facility for languages!" Nearly three decades and it still stuck with me.

SimonJack This laid-back comedy takes a company executive from the fast lane in the oil capital of Houston, to the wilds of the north Scotland coast. "Local Hero" is a sort of tale of redemption or rediscovery of the important things in life. Peter Riegert is MacIntyre and Peter Capaldi is Oldsen. They are the two Knox oil company advance men. Mac is ordered to Scotland from his job in Houston, and he meets Oldsen in Edinburgh. Burt Lancaster is Felix Happer, the company owner and boss. His character is the epitome of power and wealth where he lives almost in seclusion – at least from the working class of his company. But in his penthouse office and home, Happer has the latest technology to pursue his fascination with astronomy. His ceiling is a planetarium. He has a visiting psychologist who seems to be a neurotic in his own right. He has a problem that we don't ever have explained. While powerful and wealthy, he doesn't live the high life. His passion and interest, aside from the occasional hand in operating his company, is the heavens. So, when he send Mac to Scotland to acquire an entire community and bay for Knox Oil to develop a huge oil drilling and refining project, he tells Mac to watch the sky and to report directly to him on what he sees. The story then settles in on the small community on the north end of Scotland. Several local characters are played superbly by a supporting cast, many of whom have sizable roles. Denis Lawson is Urquhart, the local hotel and tavern operator, public accountant, and acknowledged spokesman for the town. Jennifer Black plays Urquhart's wife or mistress (and owner of the hotel and tavern). Fulton Mackay is Ben, the permanent beachcomber and owner of the beach. Numerous other characters add color and fun to the scene. Warner Brothers filmed "Local Hero" in more than two dozen locales in Scotland. The scenic shots are fantastic. And some of the shots with the Aurora Borealis (real or special effects) and night sky shots are very good. The locals hope to get rich off their land, but if the project doesn't go through they'll be just fine continuing in their laid-back, but honest working lifestyle. One of the main fishing catches in the village is lobster. Mac asks one of the fishermen if they ate them. "Too expensive," he replied. He says they get shipped out where folks in the fine restaurants of Edinburgh and London have them for dinner. The local town has a couple of quirky characters as well. This quirky and easy going comedy gives a nice little slice of what life can be like in small communities away from the big cities. And how much one can enjoy such life out of the fast lane.