Going to totally disagree with you on that John.... Local Hero is a beautifully made little movie with wonderful performances from the main cast (esp Lancaster), and the supporting players - Fulton Mackay, Peter Capaldi, Rikki Fulton etc all superb. It's a gentle quirky comedy typical of the writer / director Bill Forsyth (Gregory's Girl / That Sinking Feeling / Comfort and Joy), and a great soundtrack by Mark Knopfler. And of course it's filmed against that stunning Highlands scenery. It's been a favourite of mine since I first saw it 20 odd years ago.... perhaps you need to have a Scottish mindset to appreciate it best?
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