The Light Touch (2021)

• Year: 2021
• Released: N/A
• Country: Canada, Greece
• Adwords: 17 wins & 9 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7286976/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_light_touch
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• Genre: Comedy
• Runtime: 100 min
• Writer: N/A
• Director: Robert MacLean
• Cast: Despina Mirou, Antonia Bogdanovich, Tess Spentzos

2.9/10

The Light Touch Storyline

Sexy puckish pickpocket Becky, a Bugs Bunny of a girl, is teasing a wallet out of a purse on a crowded Athens metro when she notices Miranda, falls in love, and the chase is on. Oops, Becky picks the pocket of a policeman on vacation, her Elmer Fudd, and he’s obsessed with catching her.

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A pleasant enough romp through Athens.

The setting is Athens and we see plenty of it photographed very nicely by Panos Golfis (along with the judicious use of drone shots) and not just the touristic areas. We see working streets, everyday cafes. We see the city from the butchery of the meat market to the graffiti on the trains to the relaxed eateries. It does indeed capture the real feel of the city.

And in the midst of it all we find Duncan Skinner who stole every scene magnificently. Skinner plays a by-the-book British police officer on holiday who is pick-pocketed by Becky (Tess Spentzos in analysis) on the metro. He immerses himself in the role with style and indeed precisely the right touch needed for a film like this. I just wanted to watch more of him.

He was joined in this film by one other stand-out actor: Skyrah Archer (as Miranda, Becky’s love interest) who was completely believable as the thoughtful, cultured, pianist fending off unwanted attention from all sides. Her subtlety was always a pleasure to watch.

A pleasant enough romp through the city.

It is what it is (and that’s just fine)

Obviously, not a major Hollywood production, but a well put together piece of storytelling set against the backdrop of an Athens tourists rarely get to see. The locations are well chosen and well photographed, and the action filmed in outside locations does not get overpowered by busy (uncontrollable) city life.

Some performances are stronger than others, but, as a whole, the cast moves the story forward with honesty, conviction, and some nice comedic moments and characterisation.

Would it have been different with a larger budget behind it? Of course. But, even without the bells and whistles, there is still a story told; it exists in an identifiable place and time; and the narrative is served well by all those involved: it is on these criteria I have given it my rating.

Great fun!

Such an enjoyable movie this and worthy of a much wider audience. Highlight for me, apart from the great script was Duncan Skinner, who turns in a superb performance. Highly recommended