I suspended my disbelief and enjoyed this film for what it was - an adventure story for children. It's the sort of thing I would have loved watching as a child with my grandparents, and had we not all been in lockdown I would happily have watched it with my young nieces & nephews.
Agreed, some of the acting wasn't brilliant (with the notable exception of Barry Foster) and nor was the plot. But I love rural Devon, and I love the innocence and simplicity of that time, the era of my own childhood, and so this provided a welcome bit of escapism.
Agreed, some of the acting wasn't brilliant (with the notable exception of Barry Foster) and nor was the plot. But I love rural Devon, and I love the innocence and simplicity of that time, the era of my own childhood, and so this provided a welcome bit of escapism.