Although Lionsgate has not yet seen fit to send us a copy of 'Wild Mountain Thyme' or organise a screening for Irish media as of yet, the chances of it receiving a glistening, five-star review seem to be dwindling as more and more about the movie makes its way online.
For example, the 'twist' of the movie is so spectacularly stupid that we couldn't not write about it. On top of that, you've got Christopher Walken, Emily Blunt, and Jamie Dornan (who's from Co. Down, by the way) mangling their way through accents, and then there's the overall stench of paddywhackery about it.
But what then if the focus went the other way? What if a bunch of Irish actors / comedians decided to do a similarly ridiculous rom-com about a Mullingar man who arrives in New York and dreams of becoming a star, falls in love with a girl who sells hot dogs in Chicago, and then there's a mob subplot in it?
How might that look? The answer is just as bad, but at least it has the virtue of being aware of how bad it is.
'Rocky Mountain Romance' tells the tale of a lad from Mullingar who makes his way to the Windy Apple, or whatever it's called, and gets more than he bargained for. Extra points to Kevin McGahern for the spot-on Midlands accent.
