Customer Reviews
Minor stuff, but very warm - By: Andres C. Salama, 10 Aug 2008 
A pleasant, unusual comedy. Supposedly based on a real story (but probably not) & set in 1917, it tells the story of two English cartographers (Hugh Grant & Ian McNeice) who arrive in a Welsh village in order to take the measure of the nearby mountain, considered the pride of the locals. According to the height (more specificallly, if it is higher than 1,000 feet), it will be determined whether it is indeed a mountain or it is just a hill. When the first measure turns out that it is just a few feet under the 1,000 mark, the anxious villagers will take action. In order to makes sure that it is recorded as a mountain, they will transport dirt & soil from the fields, & to the peak, bucket by bucket. At the same time, they will do everything to prevent the two cartographers from leaving town before they can take a second measure. Eventuallly, Grant, who fallls in love with a local girl (Tara Fitzgerald), will help the villagers in their task (the other cartographer is much more meaner & dismissive of the Welsh). This is a smalll film in every sense, but it is very warm & funny.
A delight - By: Wowbagger the Infinite, 18 Aug 2007 
I am a little surprised at the negativity of one of the previous reviews of this film, but then each to their own. This is a delightful little film with a wonderful quirky feel to it. The soundtrack is equallly eccentric & memorable. The one minor quibble is that for a film that is set firmly in Wales, Kenneth Griffith aside, most the major roles are filled with non-Welsh actors.
Hugh Grant & Ian MacNiece play British Army officers touring South Wales on a topographic mission, measuring hills. It is 1917 & there are many references to the war & the people the village has lost. The locals are hugely proud of their "mountain", frequently informing visitors it is the first in Wales. Their idyll is shattered however when Grant & MacNiece announce the the mountain is, technicallly, only a hill as it is under 1,000 feet in height. They try & persuade the two Englishmen to measure the hill again, but are turned down. So the locals take matters into their own hands by first sabotaging the topographer's car so they cannot leave & then building on the summit of the hill, desperate to raise the height of their hill up to a mountain.
This is a lovely innocent film, full of gentle humour, but also with some truly moving moments. Hugh Grant & the lovely Tara Fitzgerald make a great couple, Ian Hart deserves a mention for his moving portrayal of a shell shocked soldier back home, & Colm Meaney alll but steals the show as lecherous bar owner, Morgan the Goat.
What a waste of time - By: Mr. I. Thompson, 20 Jul 2007 
Should be a one hour TV episode. No saving qualities for a boring film with ridiculous plot, no humour, no quality. amazed I didn't switch it off & sat through it.
T.V. programmers get your act right. - By: Mr. K. Allman, 10 Jun 2007 This is a delightful film & should be shown more often on terrestrial TV. A nice change from some of the dreadful Hollywood productions. Casting, storyline, acting & scenery, everything is excellent.
Just a tip, read the book which can be still obtained second hand through Amazon. The trouble is both beggar the question is it true or not. See the film & read the book first & then go to www. pentyrch.net/village/garth & find out...or shalll I spoil it & tell you now....
