I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

An endearing everyman movie with a UK setting. Frank, a traditionalist, would rather leave than kowtow to the new management. After 36 years of work he is at odds what to do with himself. He can't communicate his emotions to his wife, he barely expresses his feelings to his chums, and he struggles with his relationship with his son. Woven through this is the 23 year old tragedy of losing his other son to a drowning, which has haunted him all these years. Frank finds a way to redeem his self-esteem and that is to swim the English Channel. The movie weaves this main plot in with several sub-plots and it all works well. Indie movies are brave enough to portray real characters with plausible dialog. A tremendously capable cast with the talents of Billy Boyd (Pippin) as the comic relief, and Brenda Blethyn (Pride and Prejudice) as the stalwart wife, plus the wide array of minor characters, blend to create a thoroughly enjoyable family movie. Some of the lines with Billy Boyd are laugh out loud hilarious.

i saw this 4 times! it's about how a Scottish man lost his job after 30 years. and he swims the English Channel. Mr. Billy Boyd who played Pippin in The Lord of the Rings play a touching role as one of the man Frank mate Billy plays Danny. I believe this should be made available on DVD n America. and would like to be informed when it is. Love this movie.Frank goes to the library to look up on how to swim the channel. He meet a man there named Chan and then his other friends join him and together they start to help Frank to train. once he and Danny go in the water to train and Danny gets a cramp and almost drowns. Frank saves him. and Danny ends up in the hospital.Where his mother said, that he could help Frank train but whenever he is with Frank must wear a life jacket. he is a very touching scene.

This movie, On a Clear Day, was the movie that my mother has been working on for two years. Her name is Dorothy Berwin and she is the producer of this fable. I have met all the characters and have enjoyed learning about how actors get into their characters. Frank does an especially good job at creating a realistic setting. This movie shows that anything is possible and I believe that it is not only the story of swimming the channel, but of relationships within the family. Overall, I have come to the conclusion that you stick with your own problems, and that this movie is a role model for all family situations. Next, I would like to say that this might not be the most commercial movie, but think about it this way; if we always had the same types of movies, none of our views would change and people would not make their own conclusions based on the story, as a result people would not filter the story and break it down so that they can make personal connections, to me that is the point of movies.

I was lucky enough to have a theater play the movie close by my house. So I made a night out of it with one of my best friends. The theater we saw it in was different from anything else because the theater only showed movies that weren't the blockbuster, big-budget types. It was pretty awesome.Here's my review. To begin, the movie was excellent!!!!! I really enjoyed seeing the scenery of Glasgow, Scotland. What a cool-looking country!! The movie centers around a 50-something Scotsman named Frank who just got fired from his job. In an effort to ease his pain, his lovely wife and friends take him on a cruise around the English Channel. When he sees how close they are to France, Frank decides to do unthinkable and impossible; swim the English Channel. With the help of his best friends, he trains night and day to make his dream come true and prove something to himself. ALong the way, he heals a painfully broken relationship with his handsome, grown-up son.The acting in the movie was superb. All the roles were wonderfully performed and sincerely felt. Peter Mullan was excellent as Frank. So convincing, so touching, so from the heart. Billy Boyd was the epitome of adorable as Danny. He was lovable and funny and sensitive.Above all, this movie is all about believing in yourself and taking an impossible dream and making it come true. The message of this film is simple: You can conquer anything if you put your mind to it See this movie!!! You will be touched!!