Faintheart
- 2008
- 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.2K
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A romantic comedy set in the world of battle re-enactments, about an irresponsible guy who has to shape up in order to win back his wife.A romantic comedy set in the world of battle re-enactments, about an irresponsible guy who has to shape up in order to win back his wife.A romantic comedy set in the world of battle re-enactments, about an irresponsible guy who has to shape up in order to win back his wife.
- Awards
- 4 nominations
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDespite its high profile cast this was never given a theatrical release in the UK.
- SoundtracksToy Collection
Written by Katie Melua
Performed by Katie Melua
Courtesy of Dramatico Entertainment Ltd.
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Knowing nothing about Faintheart before watching it I was fooled by the opening sequence where two armies were preparing for battle so imagine my surprise when a cell rang and the scene was revealed to be a re- enactment in modern world. After that I was excited to see what the movie has to offer because it had never occurred to me before that there are no comedies about Live Action Role Playing and anyone who is familiar with that hobby knows that it is a goldmine of hilarity.
Faintheart indeed takes great advantage of its unique setting and shows us how imaginative people have to be to be able to enjoy dressing themselves up as knights or mages and swinging a sword made of plastic. However, at about 70% into the movie they seem to have run out of funny scenarios and choose to close the show by introducing clichés that we have seen so many times before.
The main male cast consists of Ewen Bremner and Steve Ryland who i hadn't heard of before but after looking them up on IMDb I was surprised at how many movies I had seen without noticing them. The female lead is Jessica Hynes from the amazing series "Spaced" looking better than ever. It was interesting to see her act in a role that requires a somewhat more serious approach but she pulls it off quite well.
Overall Faintheart is an enjoyable piece of British cinema and if I had kids I would make sure they saw this movie.
Faintheart indeed takes great advantage of its unique setting and shows us how imaginative people have to be to be able to enjoy dressing themselves up as knights or mages and swinging a sword made of plastic. However, at about 70% into the movie they seem to have run out of funny scenarios and choose to close the show by introducing clichés that we have seen so many times before.
The main male cast consists of Ewen Bremner and Steve Ryland who i hadn't heard of before but after looking them up on IMDb I was surprised at how many movies I had seen without noticing them. The female lead is Jessica Hynes from the amazing series "Spaced" looking better than ever. It was interesting to see her act in a role that requires a somewhat more serious approach but she pulls it off quite well.
Overall Faintheart is an enjoyable piece of British cinema and if I had kids I would make sure they saw this movie.
- scootser-1
- Feb 27, 2009
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- Also known as
- 膽小鬼
- Filming locations
- Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK(The Sutton Arms pub)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $11,753
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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