Local Hero

Bill Forsyth's whimsical comedy remains almost as fresh now (...) as it did back in 1983.

What makes this material really work is the low-key approach of the writer-director, Bill Forsyth, who also made the charming Gregory's Girl and has the patience to let his characters gradually reveal themselves to the camera.

Lancaster gives one of his best performances in a parody of the role he's played straight so many times before--the blustering industrial mogul.