MOTHER’S PRIDE

Review: A story about the Harley family who attempt to save their failing pub by brewing a local craft ale and enter the Great British Beer Awards.
Director: Nick Moorcroft
Actors: Jonno Davies, Martin Clunes, Mark Addy, Gabriella Wilde, James Buckley, Luke Treadaway, Josie Lawrence, Miles Jupp, Karl Collins, Richard Glover, Emily Lloyd-Saini, Neil Dodgson-Hatto, Jack Loy, Stephen Leask, Sofia Loreti, Lola-Rose Maxwell, Robert MacPherson and Dominic Kinnaird
Year: 2025
Genre: Comedy and Drama
Conclusion: 3/5
This is created by the same team who did The Fisherman’s Friends (2019). The film is based on two true stories. One a struggling pub in Wales and the other a family-run brewery in Essex. A very feel-good British film. I thought it was all very predictable. A cast of familiar and likeable faces for example Martin Clunes, Gabriella Wilde and Luke Treadaway. Watching this film, I got the impression that the whole cast and crew enjoyed working together and making the film. I am sure that the cast must have enjoyed filming on location in Somerset. The one thing I did enjoy was the script. The length of this film is (93 min) which is perfect for a film like this. There are some good laughs in the film but it does have a serious message and there were quite a few scenes that I found very emotional and poignant. Two of the main themes in this are reconciliation and the power of community. Having been a huge fan of Poldark (2015-2019), I loved the line where the two brothers are riding along in a horse and cart and dressed in period costume and one of the brothers says something like “I feel like we could be extras from Poldark!”