They keep the characters authentic, and the resulting humor is much more heartfelt. Maybe it's because I've lived here all my life that I can't understand the romantic appeal, the way a fish doesn't see the ocean that surrounds it. Now, as the town observes its 150th anniversary, Corky is their choice to produce a commemorative piece of theater. Corky is just this side of absurd, a tragicomic figure who is able to turn his professional defeat around and use it to fuel an illusion of success in a place where no one is well enough acquainted with the real thing to know better. Corky's modest abilities may not have cut it on Broadway, but in Blaine, he's a towering talent.
Ignorance truly is bliss, sometimes.
He's a funny character, and a sad one, but he's living his dream, and that's more than can be said for many of us. All rights reserved.