Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Deanna There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

ustinovquinnconnery This film has just run on TV in Australia (on SBS with sub-titles of course). I laughed out loud. Canada Francophone you do not have a monopoly in enjoying this delightful film.Here we are fanatics about sport generally and Cricket in particular: that part was even funnier. Perhaps some of the verbal jokes did not come through the sub-titles but there is a great deal of wonderful whimsy that does.The village setting is fascinating. It is geography unknown to this part of the world; I gather the real village is well known.The characters are greatly inviting, and with a light touch the story leaves the audience with the question about the pretty girl!

malclondon When I got this film home with it's English title of Seducing Dr Lewis, I was unaware that it was subtitled. (Didn't say anywhere on the DVD sleeve and even the shop owners were unaware).However, within minutes of watching, I was hooked. The plot may seem predictable but the film is immensely enjoyable and you soon forget it's subtitled. There is a gentle humour and a great feel about the location.It is set in the Quebec area of Canada and filmed on a small island which was once a thriving fishing village. The plot revolves around the need to replace the old industry to revitalise the town.Very enjoyable. One for a quiet night in.

TxMike Usually we think of "seduction" as something sexual, but there is nothing sexual about the seduction being attempted here. Filmed in and around Harrington Harbour Island, Québec, Canada, this small fishing town of about 100 residents has gone very stale. The people are good people, but there are no jobs and most of them live off welfare checks. As the town mayor says near the end of the movie, "The money lasts for two weeks, but the humiliation lasts for a month." They have a chance to get a new factory located there, but with a few catches. The biggest hurdle seems to be getting a full-time doctor of the tiny island. Another is to convince the business guys that the small town really has over 200 people. This is a very inventive and entertaining movie, all the characters seem real.SPOILERS. One of the townsmen moves to the mainland to get a job as a police officer. In a routine stop he finds a drug on a man, who happens to be a doctor (plastic surgeon), and wittingly sends him to the small island for a month, alerting the mayor beforehand. They plan to seduce him into staying on so they can get the factory. They find out he likes cricket, so they read up, make uniforms, chalk out a field, and arrange to be playing cricket as the ferry boat brings him to the town. The only problem, they don't really know how to play cricket but they fool the doctor into believing they are cricket fans. During the month they tap his phone and two ladies record everything. They find out he eventually breaks up with his girlfriend, so he is free to stay. There is also a side issue with the contractor needing a $50,000 bribe. There is the frozen fish the doctor catches. The town meetings in the church. The townspeople moving from building to building to make the contractor think there are over 200 people in town. The charade eventually comes to light, the doctor is angry, but in the end agrees to stay on, the factory is built, making plastic household items, the last scene shows all the townspeople coming home after a full day at work, and an opening refrigerator is full of plastic containers of various food items.

daveb75 "La grande seduction" is not a bad film. In fact, it's a modestly good film. I laughed a lot during the screening, even though anyone could see where this plot is going, right from the start. And that storyline annoyed me a bit considering that I was constantly reminded of a Michael J. Fox comedy which has a very similar plot: "Doc Hollywood". I have never seen "...Hollywood" in it's totality by a lack of interest, but nonetheless, no viewer can ignore the resemblance. Still, the unique backdrop and setting, the colorful characters, and the non- pretentious nature of "La grande seduction", make this movie enjoyable. But it is not the masterpiece some pretend it is. It is well written, simply but skillfully directed, offers good performances by a great cast and can still make for good entertainment. But that is as far as it will go. And young director Pouliot never pretended he was making "8 1/2". He was aiming for a light comedy, and that is what you get. No more, no less.