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Article: THINGS GO SWIMMINGLY ON A `CLEAR DAY'.(U)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- April 7, 2006
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Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Critic
The ads for inspirational, feel-good drama "On a Clear Day" sport the following simple-minded, but truthful blurb: "If you love 'The Full Monty,' you'll adore 'On a Clear Day.' " And while this new movie does not feature working-class Brits dropping their pants to cure the middle-age blues, it does contain the same whimsical formula and forced folksiness. It's a tad more somber, if only for the absence of Tom Jones from the soundtrack.
Like the "Full Monty" boys, the hero of "On a Clear Day" is a blue-collar fellow who has been laid off from his job without so much as a thank you. Frank (Peter Mullan), though, is 55, so ...