4.0
out of 100
Metascore®Generally favorable reviews Based on a weighted average of all critic review scores.
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The kind of drama that British television used to do so well, a well-constructed, smartly observed story of ordinary people learning how to communicate with one another.
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By turns whimsically humorous and intelligently sentimental, but also infused with a pungent air of working-class realism.
Despite a familiar crop of lovable eccentrics and a predictably inspirational thrust, the movie resists formula just enough to achieve a surprising degree of emotional traction.
Sweet-natured, if somewhat familiar, On a Clear Day features fine performances by Mullan, Blethyn and Sives. Dellal and cinematographer David Johnson paint an inviting picture of Glasgow.
When a feelgood formula is fleshed out artfully, going along with it can feel very good indeed.
If you don't mind some contrivance, On a Clear Day is a diverting underdog tale.
Scottish actor Peter Mullan saves a drama tangled in the seaweed of life lessons from drowning in pathos.
A conventional film for an unconventional actor.
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… another U.K. import about a bummed-out guy …
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