He's a stereotypical laconic mid-50s workaholic "bean counter" for Britain's finance minister and she's young, attractive, and available. They meet in a cafe and in typical romcom fashion one thing leads to another and they're off to Reykjavik, Iceland for the G8 summit where a lack of accommodations planning has them sharing a room and, well, one more thing leads to another...etc. Up to Reykjavik, the film is an utterly charming little autumn/spring romance in bloom. However, once the G8 summit begins the film takes on a more serious tone and then begins to manifest it's agenda as the girl seizes the opportunity to assert her passionate opinions about starving African children much to the chagrin of her companion and his entourage.
The film's obvious social, political, and economic agenda will doubtless cause much eye rolling, especially among those who, like me, feel entertainment should stick to entertaining while leaving politics to politicians. However, this delightfully seductive little film is so adroit in its blending of tenuous and tentative romance with world hunger preachiness that I'm up for a sequel...or maybe even a series. Should be worth a look by most anyone who doesn't take the hidden agenda too seriously. Would probably rate about a PG-13. (B+)
The film's obvious social, political, and economic agenda will doubtless cause much eye rolling, especially among those who, like me, feel entertainment should stick to entertaining while leaving politics to politicians. However, this delightfully seductive little film is so adroit in its blending of tenuous and tentative romance with world hunger preachiness that I'm up for a sequel...or maybe even a series. Should be worth a look by most anyone who doesn't take the hidden agenda too seriously. Would probably rate about a PG-13. (B+)