F.Y.I.
Since the 16th century European fishermen have been fishing
for cod in the waters off Newfoundland along with the locals in the area known
as the Grand Banks. Approximately 8 million tons of cod were caught in the 100
years from 1647 to 1750. With the introduction of factory fishing in the early
1950’s that amount of cod was caught in just 15 years.
The Atlantic coast fishing industry collapsed entirely in
1992 owing to this overfishing coupled with a lack of oversight and poor
fishery administration. The Canadian government declared a moratorium but even
after 20 years the cod population has not returned. The effect on the local
economy has been disastrous since fishing represented their livelihood. Most
now live on Government welfare cheques.
PRINCIPAL CAST
MEMBERS
Brendan Gleeson: Murray French
Gordon Pinsent: his buddy Simon
Mark Critch: bank teller Joe
Liane Balaban: Kathleen, the postmistress
Cathy Jones: Murray’s wife
Taylor Kitsch: Dr. Paul Lewis
Mary Walsh: telephone operator
REVIEW
This is something of a rarity: a feel-good movie with no
violence, no swear words, heart-warming and wholesome with only mildly
suggestive situations done in good taste.
I was smiling the whole time while the laughs just kept
coming. The acting is uniformly good and the cinemaphotography beautifully
show-casing the rugged beauty of the area.
CLASSIFICATION
for some suggestive material and drug
references.
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