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2000 Certificate 15
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Scottish writer-director David Kane (THIS YEAR'S LOVE) directs his sophomore effort, BORN ROMANTIC, a bittersweet comedic ensemble piece about London lonely hearts struggling with the quest for love. Jimmy (Adrian Lester) is a Brixton cab driver, who, along with a pair of nameless co-workers (John Thomson and Ian Hart) offers .. Read more

Starring Ian Hart, Craig Ferguson, Jane Horrocks, Adrian Lester
Director David Kane
Genres Comedy

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Born Romantic

Scottish writer-director David Kane (THIS YEAR'S LOVE) directs his sophomore effort, BORN ROMANTIC, a bittersweet comedic ensemble piece about London lonely hearts struggling with the quest for love. Jimmy (Adrian Lester) is a Brixton cab driver, who, along with a pair of nameless co-workers (John Thomson and Ian Hart) offers philosophical musings and observations on love while ferrying a group of confused singles to and from a popular salsa club. Frankie (Craig Ferguson) is a Dean Martin wannabe looking to escape the sloping flat he shares with his angry ex-wife, while Eddie (Jimi Misty), a dimwitted thief, stumbles on the club when trying to outrun the police. Both men find themselves returning after meeting Eleanor (Olivia Williams), a cold, brutally blunt art historian to whom Frankie is drawn, and Jocelyn (Catherine McCormack), a nerdy, death-obsessed grave tender, who catches Eddie's fancy. Meanwhile, Fergus (David Morrissey) a failed rock-n-roller, begins a search for his long-lost love, Mo (Jane Horrocks), armed only with a list of her "likes": Bloody Marys, roller-skating, and the British Museum; to help track her down. Featuring a uniformly strong cast, Kane's film is a comedy that truthfully examines urban loneliness and the difficulties of finding and keeping love.

Starring Ian Hart, Craig Ferguson, Jane Horrocks, Adrian Lester, Jimi Mistry, Catherine McCormack, Olivia Williams, John Thomson, David Morrissey
Director David Kane
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 21 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Subtitles DVD: None
Released DVD: 17 Sep 2001
Production year: 2000
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (3) of Born Romantic

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Writer/director David Kane returns to the territory of his debut feature This Year's Love with this enjoyable London-based romantic comedy. The setting is a salsa club, where 30-somethings Jane Horrocks, Olivia Williams and Catherine McCormack become involved with Craig Ferguson, Jimi Mistry and David Morrissey — with varying degrees of success. Cabby Adrian Lester provides transport and some much-needed advice to these romantic no-hopers. There's whimsical humour rather than belly laughs, and good performances, but fans of TV shows such as Cold Feet may find that it's all a little overfamiliar.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Born with two left feet, more like. That doesn't mean just the cast, as they take to the floor of the salsa club we're... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    a charming but certainly not flawless film

    The acting is good, sometimes excellent

    the storylines are interesting

    the characters are engaging though some are, at times, a little stereotypical

    The script is fair to middling - much what you expect in this kind of film

    It is good, just not fantastic or aweinspiring

    It is a relatively realistic romantic comedy with a terrific cast that isn't necessarily used to its full potential

    watch it if you want a gentle and light hearted night in

      • A customer from somewhere or other
      • Posted 23 Jul 2004 17:28

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    a charming but certainly not flawless film

    The acting is good, sometimes excellent

    the storylines are interesting

    the characters are engaging though some are, at times, a little stereotypical

    The script is fair to middling - much what you expect in this kind of film

    It is good, just not fantastic or aweinspiring

    It is a relatively realistic romantic comedy with a terrific cast that isn't necessarily used to its full potential

    watch it if you want a gentle and light hearted night in

      • A customer from somewhere or other
      • Posted 23 Jul 2004 17:28

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