Admirable film.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I borrowed this DVD from a mate who bought it for a pound as an ex rental.Not expecting much (especially as Paul Shane from Hi de Hi is in it) I was surprised at how much I loved this film.It gives you a good feeling inside and there are some genuinely touching moments as well as some funny ones.The swing incident and the toothbrush incident especially.Great performances from Michael Sheen,Mark Addy(great wig) and Mark Strong.I would recommend anyone to see it especially if you are Northern.

I love a good independent film, and I love England.Loving those two things was not enough to love this film.The line between quaint and catatonic, between heartwarming and smarmingly saccharine, is rather fine at times.This director hasn't quite figured out how to keep his feet on the kosher side of the line.He has a good eye, and the pacing isn't bad, but it isn't good either. He lingers 10 seconds too long on just about every shot, 2 minutes too long on every scene.I love a good movie about nothing. But this is merely a mediocre one.

You should like this film if you are a motorbike fan, if you liked seaside resorts as a kid, if you like gentle folk music, or if you were in the Brownies. In some ways it's a typical British film: understated humour, overstated contrasts between the good and the bad in English landscapes, various characters who overdo British stereotypes, and a hero who's a wimp; but it also carries the usual themes of a road movie, albeit more slowly than many road movies. It's also about "heart", in the figurative sense, which is about the only relevance the title has to the film ... except that the road trip goes across the central hills of England. It's obviously a low budget film, but it shows what can be achieved without big special effects.

Heartlands is wonderful. It is beautifully shot and, as I have come to expect of Mr. Sheen (Colin) at least, remarkably well acted. The movie made me laugh out loud - twice - without having to resort to potty jokes or sloppy slap stick humor. It also made me cry, not because it is an intrinsically sad film, but because it is in part the story of Everyman. Unless a person is remarkably dull or a recluse, there will be moments in this film that could have been taken from the pages of anyone's life. Granted the characters and situations are a bit larger, if not more colorful, than one might typically expect to encounter, it is Mr. Sheen's ability to humanize them that touches. Without spoiling things for people who haven't seen the film, there is a scene in this movie that will stick with me forever. It is so full of simple, unburdened joy that anyone who sees it will be instantly both amused and completely charmed.Call me Quixote, as I am off in search of windmills.....