Feel good despite that accent

Rating: 6/10 (18 October 2010)

A surprisingly good film, though I wish Anthony Hopkins would either stay away from doing accents altogether, or learn to do them properly. He sounded more like a Dorset farmer than a New Zealand Farmer. That said, it was a heart warmingly original film that showed humanity at it's best, which is something that can only be portrayed in fact-based dramas. The peripheral characters were allowed to be virtuous, despite being shown sometimes as obnoxious or obstinate. The triteness of some characters i found to be acceptable as they saved time on being a brief overview of the culture shock. I didn't particularly like the style of acting of Anthony Hopkins as it seemed he was doing a Robert Duvall impersonation, which i think Robert Duvall would have done better (referring to the laughs he does after most sentences to show his happy-go-lucky nature).