Heartlands (2002) Reviews

	Rita M.

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Took me a few minutes to warm up to this movie, but the soundtrack had me intriqued. Once I turned on the english subtitles, it helped immensely! The british accent was hard enough, but sometimes the main character speaks as if he's Amish. I digress. About a 30ish guy really learning about life once his wife leaves him. He is so sweet and kind, but by trying to do everything to please his wife, he ends up boring her out of the marriage. He takes a trek on a motorcycle to a dart championship (his wife is there as well with her new man), and meets people who in the small acts of their kindness and adverturesome spirit, change his life in very big ways. Nice folk music soundtrack as well.

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	Mike M.

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In Heartlands you have a gentle soul for a main character. A genuinely sweet man with absolutely no agenda who is incapable of being mean. The pace of the movie is slow and the interaction between the characters is low key but there is much to take in. Our hero, Colin, takes a road trip but doesn't find himself, or love, or solutions to his problems. What he finds at the end of the movie is a need to see what's around the next bend. What struck me the most was the way this movie demonstrates that magnanimity can be shown in small gestures. The haircut scene was a powerful example but you'll have to see the movie to understand.

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	Michael R.

1 out of  2  people found this review helpful

I was disappointed in Heartlands. The movie dragged in many road trip scenes, the same female singer dominated the soundtrack, the characters weren't very interesting, nor was the story. Overall, the film seemed only a step above amateurish. I think the story could have been better, the ending less cliche. I was expecting a better story, and to like the main character more. I usually like quirky films, which this is, but it just doesn't measure up to most of those I have enjoyed, e.g. Everything is Illuminated.

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	Karen K.

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I really enjoyed this movie. If you like quirky tongue-in-cheek British humour, you should give this one a go. The main character is a kind of dart-game-obsessed wimp people in his small town take advantage of. He ends up on a road trip on his moped to find his wife who's run off with another man - to a dart tournament. The movie is about the people he meets along the way, who help to transform him from a small town wimp to a more adventurous less-wimpy guy. Fun, and funny and even a little uplifting, although could be a little slow for folks who don't enjoy quirky, grey-sky British/Irish movies, which I happen to love. If you do, too, rent this one.

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