Fisherman’s Friends: One and All (2022) Review

A follow up to the first film which documented the rise to unexpected fame of the Fisherman’s Friends and in this sequel we explore how that was difficult to deal with and what then happens when trying to put out a second album.

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The story of the Fisherman’s Friends was always going to transfer very well to the screen and I really did find myself enjoying the first film. This was no different as well following the same formula in one sense and then telling what happened next within the story from the men from Cornwall. How the unexpected fame was very tough to manage and deal with, especially for Jim. He had been hit very hard with the death of his father and linking a lot of the shanty’s to him he lost that thrill of actually performing.

This caused massive issues with the rest of the group who wanted nothing more than to keep the success going and perform in different places across the country. You can see from the start that he is a ticking time bomb ready to explode and cause more issues at any point. The tipping of that is bringing in a new singer, who was actually a farmer and this just did not sit well at all with Jim. However, a new face to Cornwall in a former pop star who went off the rails was exactly what he needed.

Rowan was briefly tempted when on tour as well and some questionable messages and photos are seen on his phone by his wife and that puts him in an awful position. The studio do not want to release a second album given the bad press and that included Leadville just not being politically correct. Maggie does her best to push this as her late husband was on some of the songs and she wants that for his memory, she then does the unexpected and manages to get them a spot at Glastonbury!

It all flows in a nice enough manner and is what I can only really explain as a very nice film, nothing at all wrong with having nice films. I mean you could even say that we probably don’t have enough of these around! It certainly is something that comes along with British films though and it is easy to watch as well.

James Purefoy is given the moody task this time round and quite frankly we all get a little bit sick and annoyed at Jim as a viewer, but don’t worry though it does have a nice circle to it all. Joshua McGuire is an actor that always brings so much joy in which ever role he takes on, and he always seems to be down on his luck but I seriously have so much time for all of his albeit small roles. Dave Johns, Sam Swainsbury and Maggie Steed all offer good support and some amusing moments to keep everything lighthearted.