Films So Good

When you review a “based on a true story” movie, you may end up telling the story instead of analysing the movie. Especially, when the filming location is the actual location of the real story, it’s get even harder to distinguish the difference.

That’s the case with the movie “Fisherman’s Friends” directed by Chris Foggin. The movie is about ten fishermen from Cornwall that are signed by Universal Records and achieved a top ten hit with their debut album. For those who don’t know, Cornwall is a region that is regonised as one of the Celtic nations. Their heritage is the source of the songs that the strange amateur band sings; folk songs and sea shanties or as it is described in the movie “the rock ‘n’ roll of 1752”.

Their journey in discography begins, when Danny, an arrogant music producer (Daniel Mays) along with his friends visit Port Isaac, the band’s village, and hear their music. His friend -and boss- challenges him to sign them with their company. Danny starts trying to persuade Jim, the band leader (James Purefoy) that their music can say something to the world. Simuteanously, he falls in love with Jim’s daughter Alwyn (Tuppence Middleton). And even when he learns that his boss was making fun of him, he has already understood that his London life sucks and he is unwilling to give up.

The movie is a classic Britcom – a comedy that includes some drama moments- and maybe it’s the feel-good movie of the year. The fans of movies such as “4 Wedding and a Funeral”, “The Full Monty”and “Sing Street” are going to love that film. The fans of folk music will also love this film. The singing is the main topic of the movie and the singing is extremely good. The sea melodies mixed with the beautiful sights of Port Isaac and the descent acting performances especially from James Purefoy, make “Fisherman’s Friends” a worth watching movie.

Movie Rating: 72/100