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Comedy favorite Hugh Grant (BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY) stars as a young man who offends an entire town by declaring their mountain -- a prized landmark -- to be a "hill." But soon he finds the eccentric locals, led by a witty innkeeper (Colm Meaney -- STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION) will stop at nothing to defend their honor! While the townspeople rally around their "mountain," a fiery young woman (Tara Fitzgerald -- SIRENS) charms the puzzled out-of-towner into seeing things their way! You'll be elevated by laughter as the hilarious townspeople rise to the occasion -- and the bewildered visitor stumbles into love when he least expects it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The psychological distance between a hill and a mountain,
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This review is from: The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain (Widescreen) (DVD)
This unassuming film takes place during World War I in a Welsh village when two English cartographers, Anson (Hugh Grant) and the more senior Garrad (Ian McNeice), arrive as part of the war effort to map the Welsh countryside. The villagers are jubilant that they are finally going to be noticed since they have what they call "the first mountain in Wales" within their boundaries. Unfortunately, to qualify as a mountain in the eyes of the British government, the peak must be 1000 feet high and, of course, this one falls just short, much to the outrage and sorrow of the townspeople. To have their mountain reclassified as a hill threatens their regional pride and identity. Naturally, they stubbornly set out to do something about it. In a town with so few surnames that people are designated by profession or personality - Williams the Petroleum or Evans the End of the World - the town has its surprising divisions that first must be bridged.The charm of this film lies in its gentle good humor and the coziness of the small Welsh community it evokes. Everything about this film is simple - the premise, the characters, the conflict, the resolution - and this lack of complexity allows the determination of its characters to shine through in a way that a more boisterous film would not. Hugh Grant plays his usual awkwardly charming character, fitting for the role but occasionally annoying. Colm Meaney is wonderful as innkeeper Morgan the Goat, and Kenneth Griffith turns in a remarkable performance as Morgan's foil, the elderly but feisty Rev. Jones. Tara Fitzgerald is radiant as the love interest Betty. Ian Hart as Johnny Shellshocked nicely underplays his part as the young man returned from the war with emotional scars. Indie film aficionados and Hugh Grant fans will probably like this movie more than the average American viewer will. This quiet exploration of the huge emotional difference wrought by a few feet will delight those seeking a feel-good movie without commercial flashiness. Stay away if you are looking for a hilarious romantic comedy because, chances are, you won't find it here.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A gentle tale of a small community's pride in their mountain,
By Lora M "Lora" (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain (Widescreen) (DVD)
This is an amusing genial tale of a small community in Wales endeavouring to sustain the proud emblem of a mountain in their midst which they say is the first in their Welsh landscape. Some British visiting surveyors think otherwise, so it becomes an all-out effort of the locals to increase the size to meet standards that define a mountain: 1,000 feet. Hugh Grant and a cast of characters are excellent in displaying the highs and lows, the pros and cons, of their involvement. It is a subdued, kind of film with a very colloquial, homespun setting. I'm rather reminded of a few of Barry Fitzgerald's movies similar to this, only Irish. And then there's Margaret Rutherford's "Passport To Pimlico", more hilarious of course, that is also built around a community upheaval of sorts. I was hoping to find English subtitles for this Hugh Grant film, just to make it easier to follow their dialect and at times whispering level of dialogue, but it seems not available. This film appeals to the gentler side of emotions, more refined, a good human story.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gentle comedy,
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This review is from: The Englishman Who Went up a Hill but Came down a Mountain (Widescreen) (DVD)
The year is 1917, and two English mapmakers come to a tiny Welsh village to survey their so-called 'mountain.' With the war taking all the young men and the harsh life in the coal mines, the local folk have little to be proud of except their peak, but cartographer Anson (Hugh Grant) doubts that it reaches the minimum height required to be officially deemed a mountain and may, in fact, be merely a hill. Rallied by their minister, the entire town sets about making sure it's tall enough.This sweet and folksy comedy has a thin plot and moves at a snail's pace, but still succeeds thanks to the coziness of the village, the close bond the locals share, and Hugh Grant's boyish charms. Filmed just after "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but before he was an international star, Grant is bright, likable, and interesting and not-yet affected by his trademark stammering and eyelash-fluttering. Everything about the picturesque village seems authentic and the folksy humor is ingratiating. Enjoyable if you like character-driven films.
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