The trailer is misleading. Yes, the village is quaint and yes, it is populated with oddballs but charming they are not. Indeed I can't imagine a less agreeable group than them has been portrayed in this genre of film.
That may be where I am on the wrong wavelength thinking of this film as being of a genre. Based on a graphic novel by Posy Simmonds the story is said to be a re-working of Thomas Hardy's 'Far From The Madding Crowd' and there are many references to Hardy in the plot. I'm probably not of sufficient literary bent to have appreciated this subtlety. I watched the film and took it's plot on face value and wasn't impressed.
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