A simple, pleasant and charming oddball romantic tale with great production standards. Of course, the truth is, I wouldn't have looked into it, much less touched it, without the name Brendan Gleeson. That he can adapt his 'strengths' to this form of confectionery product increases my admiration for his skills. I haven't exactly been clamoring for more Keaton, but she does what she does well. I had to hogtie and incapacitate my cynical beast to get through it, but it leaves a pleasant taste.

There are some charming moments mostly provided by Diane Keaton. The cemetery looks quaint and historic. It's mildly interesting how a squatter in a public park can get rights to land - a rather dumb rule of law in England. But if those are the highlights then there isn't enough substance for a movie. Brendan Gleeson is just too Santa Claus looking to be a romantic lead - considering he is a lot younger than Diane Keaton in real life. Their romance is totally unconvincing. Also Diane's character is kind of annoying and an ungrateful friend. It's not her friend's duty to tell he about her husband's infidelities. Not a must watch.

I really enjoyed the movie. It was a cute film about simple things that matter, about people, about society. Two oldies but goldies ;) Having a roof above your head is important but the interrelationship between people is more important.

Based on a true story, this is a British made ROMCOM loosely based on the story of Harry the Hermit. Starring Brendan Gleeson and Diane Keaton. Harry the Hermit, was an Irishman who became famous for setting up a makeshift shack in a corner of Hampstead Heath. The film shows property developers trying to evict him, in order to build luxury apartments. Later we see Brendan's character in court, where he successfully claimed squatter's rights to the land, having lived there for 17 years. Consequently he was awarded a deed to the land, which he sells at the end of the film for £4 million (if I remember correctly).So it all ends happily ever after and the 'odd couple'(Gleeson / Keaton) become a couple and sail off in the original shack that he reconstructs onto a barge. There are lots of cliché scenes and jokes, some recycled from previous British ROMCOMS. The film is predictable, and a little boring for that reason. Essentially this is just OK, I would not recommend this film to anyone who enjoyed any of Gleeson's previous work.