Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Brainsbell The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

MartinHafer This was a cute slice of life comedy that in so many ways reminds me of the earlier film, WAKING NED DEVINE. Both are set in very small villages and both concern all the townspeople trying to "pull one over on the outsider" in order to benefit the beleaguered town.In this case, though, there is no lottery money. Instead, the dying town is trying to lure a doctor into moving there because a plastics factory said they might build a location there IF the town had a doctor and at least 200 residents. This is all necessary because the fishing industry is in the dumps and all the working men are on relief.Well, they have less than 200, but are able to pretend to have more by way of having residents run between the local restaurant and church when the factory rep comes for a visit. As far as a doctor goes, the going gets a lot tougher. The town is in the middle of nowhere and only one doctor answers their call, so they decide to do EVERYTHING they can to make sure he loves the town. This leads to some very cute moments, as they literally spy on him in order to convince him to stay. They hear that he loves cricket, so they form a fake cricket league even though they don't know the rules and their uniforms are made of long underwear. But they know this isn't enough to convince him, so they bug his phone and listen to his conversations with his girlfriend back in Montreal to find clues as to what he thinks about the town. For instance, shortly after he arrives he tells her he's dying to beef stroganoff and when he later goes to the restaurant for dinner, they are sure that's on the menu.Later they find out by bugging his phone that his long-time girlfriend is breaking up with him. They are THRILLED, as this is his only real tie back to Canada. However, as it looks more and more likely he will stay, the larcenous but basically decent people of the town have second thoughts. They begin to like him too much to enjoy his sorrow and realize maybe it isn't worth continuing the charade. See the movie yourself to see exactly how it turns out in the end.The movie is inventive and cute, though not exactly super original. I really liked how the movie was made up of people who seemed like simple people, not actors. I also admired the film for its quirky sense of humor. It would actually be nice to see a follow-up to this film involving these same town.

Princeton89 topline, this is a movie that reminds you that good storytelling and good screen writing can still exist outside the all too cynical Hollywood system.other comments on this movie describe plot, and failings, more than I have time to write, but if you want to see something that will refresh your view of the resilience of the human spirit and make you smile, you should watch this movie.nb - you don't have to live in a small town to appreciate the context, but it certainly helps. the movie captures the sense of community that is unique to small towns where everyone knows everyone else's business. I was impressed by how the writer links an ensemble of characters through a deft delineation of complex, rich relationships established in quick strokes of understood history.in writing terms, the lack of exposition is great, and refreshing for its avoidance of painting characters in black and white only. and for anyone who has left their small-town life for the bright lights of the big city, it is a reminder of some of the best parts of what we left behind.

AngeLissa This is one of those films you enjoy watching with a friend. It s funny in a nice way. You get attached to the village and somehow you'll start wishing you could live there. - This is the tale of a run down french Canadian village on a small island off the east coast of Canada is in need of a doctor in order to survive... The villagers try to seduce a city doctor into moving on the island. No sex... no drugs... no violence... (i can almost hear the "awwww"). But they will use whatever means they've got to try to convince him to stay. As they do, you see the people's hope growing and they all seem to be alive again. They put their differences aside and unite in their quest to find a doctor. Do not expect another "Doc Hollywood". This movie has an innocent charm about it... This movie has definitely seduced me!!!

Dreamer1 As un maudit anglais (apologies for any attrocious spelling to my Québecois brethren), I recommend this film highly. I had the pleasure of meeting the director, Jean-François Pouliot, on a shuttle bus from Salt Lake City to Park City, Utah during the 2004 Sundance Festival and what I find truly remarkable about him is just how down-to-earth he was as if he hadn't done anything particularly remarkable. This even though the film had already opened in Toronto (and elsewhere) to warm reviews. The film's been well received wherever it's been shown though, like many Québecois films, will be most treasured by the people who best understand the linguistic subtleties that don't necessarily translate to English. I haven't had a chance to check out any of his previous works but will be eagerly waiting for his next directorial outing.