Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

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.

tonysletterbox I don't know what it was, but my heart, was not in it anymore by S6 Ep3. There seemed to be something wrong with the dialogue and, to a lessor extent, the plots. But the thing that mostly bent my enthusiasm was Ellingham himself. His grumpiness was inspirational to an old grump like myself and there was much to like about this attitude of his from the perspective of his role amongst the rest of the village idiots. And best of all, this grumpiness was equally balanced with a comforting sense of warmth. BUT - from the opening scene of the wedding, the grumpiness was turned up several notches and the warmth was turned down to near freezing. From then on things just became downright stuffy. As if they had lost their initial enthusiasm for the show and just pushed the absurdities a little too far out, not least in the performance of PC Joe Clouseau Jnr.

mandoblaster Easily one of the funniest TV shows of all time. 'Clunesy' is just priceless as the Doc, and never has such a dry lifeless character been so funny.The rest of the cast are also seasoned performers and slot well into their characters, with the exception of the PC Penhale character who is just irritating and rarely funny. My only criticism of the show is that most of the actors sound like they are from Bristol - their Cornish accents are shocking - they'd just as well play the characters without an accent rather than insult the Cornish accent - although Ian McNeice has got it just about right for the Port Isaac area - :)

Pres Fan Spoilers.... I happened upon Doc Martin on Netflix and became a fan almost immediately. I then mentioned the show to my parents, who've watched it every day since. Next I introduced it to my husband, who watches very little TV, and he loves it. I even caught him laughing to himself the other day, and when I asked him what was funny, he said "I was just thinking about Doc Martin". It's a comedy first, a drama second. So don't take it so seriously. Doctor Martin Ellingham is a high powered London surgeon who leaves his prestigious position to work as a gp in Cornwall. Kind of Eliza Doolittle in reverse. It goes further than My Fair Lady though by showing what happens next....after the doctor and local teacher fall in love things get messy, and funny and sad. He's a dedicated super human md who seems to hate almost everyone, is hysterically grumpy and rude and yet despite this the health of the community is his calling. Add to that quirky towns folks, beautiful scenery, a lovely leading lady and medical mysteries. Martin Clunes will surprise you when he makes you laugh and cry, more than once. He's a superb actor and fantastic physical comedian. I was also impressed with Caroline Catzs abilities. In one particular scene she plays with her mother you can actually see her reverting from a grown woman to a little girl and back again just by the expressions on her face. Doc Martin was a wonderful surprise and I hope they will continue the series for years to come. Lots of possibilities for great story lines adding a child to the cast. My only criticism would be that, as well as the actors have aged, it's doubtful they'll be able to pull off the role as parents of an infant much longer. Hopefully little James will have aged a bit quicker by next season. After all Louisa was 37 when she was pregnant 7 or 8 years ago and the baby just turned 1 in the last season.

MartinHafer "Doc Martin" is a very enjoyable British series that has so far run six seasons--short seasons by American standards and often coming out a couple years apart. Despite this and the occasional turnover of cast members, the show is very well written and enjoyable. My only complaint is that a couple of the characters wear a bit thin, as the writers insist on a couple buffoon-like characters for comic relief. The worst of these is Police Constable Penhale who is just too idiotic to believe. To a lesser extent, the same could be said about Bert Large. Fortunately, the other characters and story lines are excellent and make up for occasional lapses. Overall, it's a very well crafted and enjoyable show about a curmudgeonly doctor with abysmal people skills and the bizarre, almost "Green Acres"-like community in which he lives.