September 24, 2009
I found it slow and a bit boring. Sweet in places but not enough to keep me entertained.
Colm Meaney, Hugh Grant, Ian Hart
When an English cartographer must tell a Welsh village that their mountain is only a hill, the offended community sets out to change that.
DVD Release Date: April 3, 2001
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February 19, 2009Charming period drama with beautiful Welsh rural scenes. Despite the lead billing Hugh Grant just stands around smiling, whilst the "locals" take the lead. The plot is dragged out until it thins in the middle, but there's a lovely soundtrack and a classic movie kiss to fill the s...( read more)
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December 23, 2007Perfect vehicle for Hugh Grant to prance about being charming. The story is a nice one but not for a 100 minute film. Maybe as an ITV drama premiere this would have been good, but it is so bland that after half an hour you just pray it will end.
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October 23, 2007It's a way back since I saw this now, and it seems to have disappeared from sight. Still, when it came out it was a pleasantly distracting film about group of Welsh who pile stuff on top of their hill until it is tall enough to be classed as a mountain. It's often regarded as bei...( read more)
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January 6, 2007Quite an amusing little story and if you know any true Welshmen, I'm sure you will have a proper smirk in some places.
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September 19, 2009Can't believe I actally watched this and didn't know wt it was...To my surprise, it wasn't that bad. It had some funny moments..."
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February 15, 2009wow umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch..its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that hugh grant, tara fiitzgerald, colm meaney all play good parts thorughout this movie..i think that hugh grant n colm...( read more)
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