Bill Forsyth's dry humor has been copied in so many ways since Local Hero but no one does it better. Sure, it's charming but it's also funny and makes a great comment on the state of 80s greed. Amazing work.
This review of Local Hero (1983) was written by Generoso F on 20 Sep 2007.
Local Hero has generally received very positive reviews.
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