Rent Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022)

Pointless Sequel - Fisherman's Friends: One and All review by GI

An unnecessary sequel to the 2019 film that was a delightful comedy about the discovery of the Cornish singing troupe. That film said it all so this latest one dithers around looking for an actual story to tell. In short the singers, a year on from their success, are struggling with the fame and their involvement in the modern world. This is all epitomised in their leader Jim (James Purefoy), who is drinking a bit too much and is constantly grumpy. This rattles along going nowhere for awhile as their record company ditches them and they strive to play at Glastonbury. Thematically the film does that common thing in British comedy that deals in it's regional differences by having the characters struggle with modern concepts such as failing to grasp why women might not like to be called darling or pet. There's an actually uncomfortable scene where one of the group attempts to insultingly chat up a journalist, a scene that is played for comedy but just isn't at all funny. The main problem is that the comedy is very forced and unoriginal and ultimately fails. There's a bit of the usual romance, a brief bit of pointless tension involving an old tin mine and some glorious sea shanties and it all ends entirely predictably. If you liked the first one then check this out but don't expect ct too much.

Made for TV refugee - Fisherman's Friends: One and All review by AER

If you like Sunday evening TV comforts like Where The Heart Is or Heartbeat then you will like this undemanding sequel to the hit film Fisherman's Friends. If you took out the montage sequences set to the FF's many songs then the running time and story meat would amount to 30 minutes (haha). The director's brief was to just hand the script around and say make believe you are on Coronation Street or Brookside. It's about as innocuous and vapid as you can get. It's a rush job sequel which will please any fans of the first one. It's not really cinema -it's a singing cash cow and a bit of a sawdust sausage...

Music and laughter - Fisherman's Friends: One and All review by TL

Enjoyable film, with fabulous Cornish scenery.  

Perfect entertainment to enjoy a comedy / romance /drama, without violence or bad language.  

Sometimes things do not have to be action packed and dark.  

I think it helps if you come from The West Country, to share the humour.