
The small harbor of Tickle Cove is in dire need of a doctor so that the town can land a contract to secure a factory which will save the town from financial ruin. Village resident Murray French (Gleeson) leads the search, and when he finds Dr. Paul Lewis (Kitsch) he employs - along with the whole town - tactics to seduce the doctor to stay permanently.... (Full plot summary below)
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The small harbor of Tickle Cove is in dire need of a doctor so that the town can land a contract to secure a factory which will save the town from financial ruin. Village resident Murray French (Gleeson) leads the search, and when he finds Dr. Paul Lewis (Kitsch) he employs - along with the whole town - tactics to seduce the doctor to stay permanently.
Leave your thoughts about The Grand Seduction.
| Seventh RowAlex HeeneyRent the original, La Grande Séduction, instead. |
| AV ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyA confused, toothless comedy about a tiny fishing community whose residents lie, bluff, and bribe their way into a lucrative oil company contract. |
| Movie MezzanineAndy CrumpMcKellar chose his formula wisely[.] Maybe next time, he'll come up with something a little more inspired and a little less reliant on the strengths of one thespian. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfAfter all, there are not many movies that feature scenes of phone sex that you could bring your grandmother to, making the endeavor's startling approachability something to savor. |
| Paste MagazineBrent SimonExisting at the intersection of Quaint Avenue and Shenanigans Street, this odd, twee, character-based slice of rah-rah community dramedy and uplift never quite takes flight. |
| Arts FuseGerald PearyThe Grand Seduction has mawkish moments, and it's way long. But it's still a very sweet movie, skillfully made and charmingly told. |
| The Patriot LedgerAl AlexanderMcKellar confuses hokum for charm almost as often as he mistakes stupidity for cleverness. It's meant to tug at the heart, but merely sets the eyes rolling. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzIt's graceful and sweet and wise where it counts, and often brilliantly acted, and it made me laugh. |
| NPRJoel ArnoldTranslating its accessible premise too cleanly, Grand Seduction neglects the rough edges of character, the very details that make a place and its people memorable to a visitor. They're also what convince a person to stay. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelDuane DudekWarmhearted and, thanks to Gleeson, laugh-out-loud funny. |