mckaymalcolm

The film has all the hallmarks you'd expect of a John Carney production - humour, music, human connection etc.

What was unexpected, and completely unnecessary, was the lewdness and profane language.

The 'C' word was used on more than one occasion and there was a very graphic conversation about oral sex.

I'm no prude - there's a place for all that depending on what you're watching - but i felt it completely detracted from the movie itself.

I can't think why Carney decided it was a good idea to include this - particularly as all his other work has nowhere near that level of profanity.

I would normally recommend his films to family or friends - but not this one - just because of what i've already stated.

I'd have happily given this movie an 8 or 9 - but it's a 7 today.

I love a charming British feel-good film - but this misses the mark. It's beautiful to watch - the locations and the period settings are wonderful, but the story, script and dialogue just don't do the film justice.

It appears to lose its way quite a bit and the main character started to become a bit of an irritant if I'm honest.

There's been quite a bit of money spent on this movie - and I genuinely ask myself 'do these people not read the scripts' ?

It almost seems like they've set out to make a 'charming' British movie and attempted to build a story round that rather than the other way about.

It's an inoffensive watch but i was left wondering what the point of it all was.

I checked this out after watching Banshees of Inisheren and I wasn't disappointed. Although Farrell's acting in Banshees is superb, the storyline lets it down with its eventual ridiculousness whereas Neil Jordan presents us with a wonderful script, scenery and gets the best out of all the cast.

Farrell, once again, plays another pitiful character - a fisherman and recovering alcoholic who finds a 'selkie' in his net one day.

I've a particular fondness and connection to this kind of mythology. Being Scottish, being brought up with these tales and passing them on to my young daughter in her bedtime stories was wonderful. So, it was great to have a selkie story told to me in the form of this movie.

There is no pretense with this movie. It's fantastically shot and our selkie is presented as the stunning and beautiful actress Alicja Bachleda- who I'd never seen before or since.

Im genuinely confused by anyone would vote this movie less than 7. Although if you were brought up on a diet of Marvel Universe characters then, yes, it's likely not for you.

Enjoy.