
In existence for a hundred years, Grimley Colliery Brass band is as old as the mine. But the miners are now deciding whether to fight to keep the pit open, and the future for town and band looks bleak. Although the arrival of flugelhorn player Gloria injects some life into the players, and bandleader Danny continues to exhort them to continue in the national competition, frictions and pressures are all too evident. And whose side is Gloria actually on?... (Full plot summary below)
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In existence for a hundred years, Grimley Colliery Brass band is as old as the mine. But the miners are now deciding whether to fight to keep the pit open, and the future for town and band looks bleak. Although the arrival of flugelhorn player Gloria injects some life into the players, and bandleader Danny continues to exhort them to continue in the national competition, frictions and pressures are all too evident. And whose side is Gloria actually on?
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| Daily Telegraph (UK)Quentin CurtisIt survives through its never-failing sense of humour and the fact that by its loving depiction of alternative values -- of warmth and community -- to the ones it assaults, you feel it has earned the right to turn attacker. |
| San Francisco ExaminerWalter V. AddiegoWriter-director Mark Herman seems genuinely moved by the plight of the mining communities, but his attempt to translate those feelings into a story shows the effects of hard labor. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksWhen it gets serious, "Brassed Off" is maudlin, mediocre and maddening. And, unfortunately, it gets more and more serious as it progresses. |
| New York TimesStephen HoldenShamelessly manipulative and sentimental, but in an agreeably familiar way. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordTouching story is a good early showcase for McGregor |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatStirring film about losing your job and reclaiming your soul. |
| Boston PhoenixTom MeekDirector Mark Herman conveys England's controversial mine-pit-closure program in a dark, docudrama style that echoes the gritty realism achieved in the works of Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. |
| User ReviewPrivate UVery close to my heart because of where it is filmed, the fact whit friday features (including my dad) and the music get me every time. A must see. |
| User ReviewSimon MThis is a much better film than The Full Monty, although the accents of the two Scottish leads in each are not what you'd call accurate. |
| User ReviewBen RI normally don't like movies with political motives, but that is such a minimal presence in an otherwise well done romantic comedy set in the unique background of a small coliery town in England. |