Fisherman’s Friends 2019
- Director: Chris Foggin
- Based on a book: no
- Cast: James Purefoy, David Hayman, Maggie Steed, Daniel Mays, Noel Clarke, Tuppence Middleton
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- James Purefoy – High-Rise, The Hollow Crown, A Knight’s Tale, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
- David Hayman – London Spy, Macbeth, The Hollow Crown, The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, My Name Is Joe, The Boxer, Smilla’s Sense of Snow, Rob Roy, Sid & Nancy
- Maggie Steed – The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- Daniel Mays – 1917, Rogue One, Victor Frankenstein, Doctor Who, Made in Dagenham, Hustle, Atonement, A Good Year, Vera Drake
- Noel Clarke – Doctor Who
- Tuppence Middleton – Jupiter Ascending, The Imitation Game, A Long Way Down, The Love Punch, Friday Night Dinner
- Why? I’ve heard good things about it. Cornwall.
- Seen: 10 January 2021
The fishermen of Port Isaac are also singers, calling themselves Fishermen’s Friends. A gormless manager of pop bands (Mays) happens to arrive from London and becomes convinced he can get them a record deal. Reluctance, enthusiasm, romance, phony and snobby Londoners vs true blue down-to-earth (sea?) Cornishmen and women – all the typical ingredients. Cornwall is beautiful to be sure, and the part (not much evidently) that’s based on a true story is fun. Unfortunately, Mays is unappealing, unconvincing and absolutely and completely wrong as a band manager and the whole film is riddled with tired clichés.
What a disappointment.
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