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Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

If you are a William Hurt fan this movie is for you. Watching him opposite Molly Parker is so funny. She is a young confident open minded redhead who is so charming and irresistible. To watch him fall in love with the only girl within 50km is very entertaining. In fact she works very close to him in his secluded gourmet restaurant somewhere on the coast of Nova Scotia. If you are a Molly Parker fan this movie is for you. She is at her natural best in this one. She will brisk by after immodestly changing her top in front of him. You can practically smell her. While setting the tables she is inspired into a passionate dance with no one around... seeing these two actors fall in love is the best part of this movie. The quirky plot with his eccentric buddy is kind of fun too. It's mostly about how great William Hurt is as a comedy actor and this was a very sweet vehicle for him. I already forget how it ends but that part is not important...just keep your eyes on Hurt performance...he's one of the best! And how could you not fall in love with her in this one?

I found this movie to be hugely disappointing. The dialogue was boring, the storyline while promising, was handled very badly and the sub-plots absolutely incomprehensible. I looked to forward to seeing this film because of comments I had read here and from comments of other birdwatchers. In the end I felt as though I had wasted my time. The Newfoundland scenery and Andy Jones were the most redeeming quality of the picture, though I felt that given better material, Molly Parker would have proved to be a gem. William Hurt however, has been better. All other characters were nothing more than window dressing, something this film could have used a lot more of, even though if you put lipstick on a pig, it is still a pig. Had I found this film more enjoyable, I feel that I could have easily overlooked the fact that the rare bird mentioned in the film is not a real critter.

I can't help but like this one. Everything about it reminds me of "The Dish" another "foreign import" that takes you away to another time (aka attitude) and another people - real people."Phonce" is brilliantly played by Andy Jones. He's a friend's friend - an all out go to guy... and asking nothing in return. Him and "Dave" (John Hurt) are good friends. I got a sense of a real bond on the screen. It carried the film through slower moments.If you like "The Dish" you'll love this rare find of a movie. Afterall, you have to come across it on a cable station in order to find it. 9/10Zafoid

Charming and quirky, not perfect but well worth the time. Even the director's commentary on the DVD is interesting (and that is saying a lot). The locations are unique. Better portrait of Newfoundland than the bigger budgeted Shipping News.