Newfoundland is a remote place, its coast just about as close to Greenland as it is to Quebec or Maine. It was settled over the centuries mainly by migratory fishermen from Europe.
In this fictional story almost everyone of the 100-odd adults are unemployed and living off welfare. Fishing has dried up. They find out that they may be able to lure a small industry, oil products reclamation and recycling, and bring needed jobs to their area. A big hurdle is the requirement that they have a full-time doctor and they have none.
The real star of the movie is Brendan Gleeson as Murray French, he is the vocal driver of the project, and when the mayor quits to move for a job Murray declares himself the new mayor. They find a doctor, just completed his residency in cosmetic surgery, but a snafu at the airport gets him in hot water and a reprieve will only come if he agrees to spend one month as the doctor in this small community. They hope four weeks will be enough time to convince him to stay.
They go to great lengths, they misrepresent themselves, they monitor all his phone calls back home, most of the movie is a series of deceptions. In the end the truth must come out, maybe the pretty lady postmaster will be a "lure" that works. This is an almost exact remake of Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003), a French language film with English subtitles. I watched that one 15 years ago and enjoyed it but don't have enough recollection to directly compare the two.
My wife and I watched this at home on Amazon streaming via Roku, it isn't a very memorable movie but is mostly entertaining for the approximate 100 minutes of running time.
In this fictional story almost everyone of the 100-odd adults are unemployed and living off welfare. Fishing has dried up. They find out that they may be able to lure a small industry, oil products reclamation and recycling, and bring needed jobs to their area. A big hurdle is the requirement that they have a full-time doctor and they have none.
The real star of the movie is Brendan Gleeson as Murray French, he is the vocal driver of the project, and when the mayor quits to move for a job Murray declares himself the new mayor. They find a doctor, just completed his residency in cosmetic surgery, but a snafu at the airport gets him in hot water and a reprieve will only come if he agrees to spend one month as the doctor in this small community. They hope four weeks will be enough time to convince him to stay.
They go to great lengths, they misrepresent themselves, they monitor all his phone calls back home, most of the movie is a series of deceptions. In the end the truth must come out, maybe the pretty lady postmaster will be a "lure" that works. This is an almost exact remake of Seducing Doctor Lewis (2003), a French language film with English subtitles. I watched that one 15 years ago and enjoyed it but don't have enough recollection to directly compare the two.
My wife and I watched this at home on Amazon streaming via Roku, it isn't a very memorable movie but is mostly entertaining for the approximate 100 minutes of running time.