The sequel to the hit UK film from 2019 has arrived in cinemas as we return to Cornwall for Fisherman’s Friends One and All and see them continuing singing their wonderful sea shanties.
The sequel to Fisherman’s Friends is based on the second part of the true story about the struggles that they go through with fame, success, love, loss and making their way to performing at Glastonbury on the Pyramid stage that they performed on back in 2011.
I was not sure at first whether or not I would enjoy a second outing of the salty sea dogs, but I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised, there are some wonderful moments of comedy throughout the movie, especially from Leadville (Dave Johns) with his comical moments of political incorrectness, look out for a conference call that the friends are on while Leadville has to go to the loo, it’s very much that that moment with Leslie Nielson in The Naked Gun.
There is also a lovely emotional feeling to the story as David Hayman reprises his role as Jago with some wonderful scenes with Jim (James Purefoy).
Not everything is going well for the Fisherman’s Friends as the record label isn’t happy with them and it seems that the friends will be going their separate ways as the pressure of fame and releasing the new album takes its toll on everyone. Add to the problems of finding a new member to join the group to keep the number even and that new member played by Richard Harrington isn’t liked by Jom for various issues.
This movie is just not about the music, this is a movie about family, friends and trying to keep strong to keep going, tragedy almost strikes to put even more pressure on Jim and he finds love with Aubrey Flynn played by Imelda May in her acting debut.
OK, many will know the outcome of Fisherman’s Friends One and All as a lot of us can remember that performance at Glastonbury in 2011, but the movie takes us on that journey and along the way we get some wonderful cinematography of the Cornwall coastline that is a sheer joy to see on the big screen, it kind of makes you feel like packing your suitcase and heading over there for a nice relaxing holiday.
We also get the music of the Fisherman’s Friends which sounds great played across a booming cinema sound system and is wonderful to listen to, even if you aren’t a fan of the genre, it works wonderfully with the rest of the soundtrack from Rupert Christie.
Directors Meg Leonard and Nick Moorcroft have brought us a wonderful movie that for me was a joy to watch, as I said early this is not something that I would normally see on the big screen, but having the first film on DVD had me intrigued how this sequel would play out on the big screen. This is a film that is certainly not going to be for everyone, but I loved every minute and the 1h 51m runtime just flew by.
Fisherman’s Friends One and All stars James Purefoy, David Hayman, Dave Johns, Sam Swainsbury, Maggie Steed, Jade Anouka, Ramon Tikaram and Irish singer-songwriter Imelda May.
Images courtesy of Entertainment Films
The Salty Sea Dogs Return to the Big Screen
Movie title: Fisherman's Friends: One and All
Movie description: The film is the follow-up to the 2019 hit UK film Fisherman's Friends about the famous sea shanty singing group from Port Isaac, Cornwall.
Date published: August 22, 2022
Country: UK
Duration: 1h 51m
Director(s): Meg Leonard, Nick Moorcroft
Actor(s): James Purefoy, Sam Swainsbury, Dave Johns
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Summary
If you are a fan of the music or not, Fisherman’s Friends One and All is a delightful British-made movie with a wonderful backdrop of the Cornwall coastline.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
