Film Review – Bank of Dave

Feel-good cinema goes to the financial world in “Bank of Dave,” which explores the “true-ish” tale of Dave Fishwick, a decent man with money looking to help the residents of Burnley, a small U.K. town in need of assistance, coming up against the predatory ways of the London banking gatekeepers. It’s a Capra-esque attempt at gentle filmmaking, loaded with anti-greed messages and reminders of close-knit community power, and who better to helm the picture than Chris Foggin, who previously encouraged audience tingles with 2019’s “Fisherman’s Friends.” There are no shades of gray in “Bank of Dave,” which plays broadly for most of its run time, almost absurdly so, but Foggin and screenwriter Piers Ashworth aren’t too concerned about true grit when it comes to the David vs. Goliath story. This one is purely out to charm, and it does periodically, handed some lift by energetic performances and a buttery reminder of good people trying to do good things for one another. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com