Brassed Off

It’s English so chances are I’d like it, and I did. This is a very sweet film whose back drop mixes brass bands and coal mining. Something apparently not unheard of in the UK. Ewan McGregor is great as usual but a standout is Stephen Tompkinson as the family minded miner whose family is falling apart. This subplot provides the highs and lows of what happens to a community under severe economic duress. The music is very, very good and never feels like an artificial gimmick.
Favorite moment: Basically Pete Postlethwaite shepherding his band through tough times.
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