Monday 23 January 2023

My Money's On This One

If you have access to Netflix, then do try and watch Bank Of Dave, [released last week]


The film calls itself "a true(ish) story" and so it is. Dave Fishwick was a guy in Burnley who'd made his fortune selling minibuses. An ordinary bloke, supporting his local football team, and listening to Def Leppard. He was amazingly generous and constantly lending money to local people, and giving money to charity. He wanted to start a "community bank" which would help create jobs,  enable people to improve their businesses and much more. But the Financial Regulators don't make it easy.
All of that is completely true. The film is [loosely] based on fact- and the wonderful Rory Kinnear plays Dave. few extra [fictional] characters are thrown in to help the story; a London lawyer and a young doctor [Dave's niece] provide the romance, and there's a top banker [Hugh Bonneviille] being brilliantly evil. Sean Dyche [Manager of Burnley FC] and Def Leppard [yes, really] make cameo appearances. 
Dave insisted the film was shot in Burnley, and premiered there [not in London] Here's the real Dave plus Rory. 
It's a fun, feelgood film where goodness and generosity outshine the greed and self-aggrandisement of the "Fat Cats" and the locals collaborate to make good things come to pass. 
Please watch it if you can. Dave's deservedly popular in his home town - he began all this after the financial crash of 2008— but still continues to care for his community. One school reported that they recently asked him to help with the cost of an industrial sized toaster for their breakfast club. He quickly supplied not only the appliance , but also the cash for a year's worth of food!
I'd rate this one *****





26 comments:

  1. What a generous man and how nice for his story to be shared! This has made me feel happy on the way to school!

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  2. That sounds a fantastic film. Love Isabel

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    1. It's fun. Ok I admit they have used "dramatic licence" but all in all Dave really IS one of the good guys.

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  3. Thank you for the recommendation, Angela; I don't have Netflix, but, it's good to know that the movie is based on a real life person. :)

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    1. Maybe it will get to US TV by some other route sometime

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  4. He's just one of life's really good guys isn't he, I'm so glad they made this film about him and yes I will be watching it. Gosh, we need more life affirming films like this and less crime, Marvel and the like.

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  5. We gave up on Netflix but I'm sure we will find a way to watch this eventually. Thanks for the recommendation, we need positive movies!

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  6. I'll see if it's on the US NEtflix and perhaps watch it tonight if it is. Ta for the backstory!

    Hugs!

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  7. I hope it comes to Netflix Canada. I will look out for it! Thanks!

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  8. Thanks for recommending this film-I will now make time to watch it! Catriona

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  9. Thanks fir the recommendation. We are working on watching it before our daughter cancels her Netflix subscription!!

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  10. I will have to look out for this one. We're in for bad weather later this week, so I could knit and watch this movie at the same time!

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    1. Yes, it's a good film for knitting/ironing/sewing [unlike ones with subtitles]

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  11. Thanks. It is not on Netflix Canada yet but I will write it down and keep checking. It sounds like a movie I would really enjoy. Now to go look up Burnley.

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    1. It is an interesting place, not too far from. Manchester

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  12. We watched this film at the weekend and enjoyed it enormously. It's a nice tale of a good guy winning against establishment and privilege, which is rather apt these days.

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  13. Thanks for the recommendation, we thoroughly enjoyed this film. Just the thing for a night in to send us to bed feeling more hopeful about life .

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