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Sam is a charming, young chancer who has ambitions in the glamorous world of public relations when he moves to London. However, his best laid plans suffer a real setback when true love turns his world upside down in the most unexpected of circumstances. Read more
| Starring | Stockard Channing, Shaun Evans, Anthony Head, Bob Hoskins |
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| Director | Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
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Sam is a charming, young chancer who has ambitions in the glamorous world of public relations when he moves to London. However, his best laid plans suffer a real setback when true love turns his world upside down in the most unexpected of circumstances.
| Starring | Stockard Channing, Shaun Evans, Anthony Head, Bob Hoskins, Lesley Manville, Catherine Hall, Amanda Ryan, John Shrapnel, Peter Gordon |
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| Director | Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter |
| Studio | REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 07 Jul 2010 To Rent: DVD: 16 Aug 2010 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
Sam (Shaun Evans) is bright, good looking, a charmer, and desirous of a more exciting life than the cosily provincial... read more on Time Out
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A feelgood British film
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MIXED REVIEWS INGNORE THEM - JUST RENT IT
HERE WERE GO AGAIN ANOTHER FILM WITH MIXED REVIEWS EITHER 2 OUT OF 10, OR 9 OUT OF 10. THOSE WHO GIVE REALLY BAD REVIEWS DONT THEY READ THE CONTENTS ON THE TIN ... read more »
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the opposite of sparkling...
Absolute rubbish - hammy acting, unreal characters (particularly Sam) and so irritating we couldn't finish watching it. Horrified that National Lottery ... read more »
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Undemanding love story
Very undemanding and gentle British romantic drama. A minor tale of a guy and his clingy mother moving to London to try and make good. After a slightly twisty (... read more »
Actor Bob Hoskins was driven to the brink of insanity by his role in 1988 movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit - he spent months suffering hallucinations of cartoon characters from the film. The movie combined animation with real-life action and saw Hoskins acting alongside imaginary co-stars, who were added in later in the production process. Hoskins, 67, admits spending eight months talking to a cartoon character affected his mental health - and he began seeing characters from the film long after... Read more