THE GRAND SEDUCTION

A small fishing village must procure a local doctor to secure a lucrative business contract. When unlikely candidate and big city doctor Paul Lewis lands in their lap for a trial residence, the townsfolk rally together to charm him into staying.

It’s one thing to have a good comic formula in hand, another to hit the requisite beats while swerving cliché. Don McKellar steers his fish-out-of-water tale with laid-back charm, letting the stunning Newfoundland coastline and collective spirit of his terrific ensemble do most of the heavy lifting.