Local Hero 1983

Janet Maslin, New York Times: It demonstrates Mr. Forsyth's uncanny ability for making an audience sense that something magical is going on, even if that something isn't easily explained. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: The thematics are rather cloying, but the mood -- profoundly relaxed, bemused -- eventually conquers. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Here is a small film to treasure, a loving, funny, understated portrait of a small Scottish town and its encounter with a giant oil company. Read more

Time Out: Forsyth cannot quite tease out of his characters the kind of strange sublety that Powell and Pressburger delivered, but it is enough that he and producer David Puttnam succeed in making you realise just how badly this kind of film has been missed. Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: [It's] loaded with wry, offbeat humor and is the sort of satisfying, personal picture that is becoming an increasingly rare commodity these days Read more