On a Clear Day Critic Reviews

The kind of drama that British television used to do so well, a well-constructed, smartly observed story of ordinary people learning how to communicate with one another.Read the full review

By turns whimsically humorous and intelligently sentimental, but also infused with a pungent air of working-class realism.Read the full review

Sweet-natured, if somewhat familiar, On a Clear Day features fine performances by Mullan, Blethyn and Sives. Dellal and cinematographer David Johnson paint an inviting picture of Glasgow.Read the full review

When a feelgood formula is fleshed out artfully, going along with it can feel very good indeed.Read the full review

Despite a familiar crop of lovable eccentrics and a predictably inspirational thrust, the movie resists formula just enough to achieve a surprising degree of emotional traction.Read the full review

Against all reason, this workingman's journey across the sea winds up seeming every bit as inspirational as the filmmakers intended, entirely because Mullan's grit validates every cornpone emotion. With a lesser actor, the movie would sink like a stone.Read the full review

Pleasantly inspirational on its own terms, "Clear" is no one's idea of fresh goods.Read the full review

If you don't mind some contrivance, On a Clear Day is a diverting underdog tale.Read the full review

Scottish actor Peter Mullan saves a drama tangled in the seaweed of life lessons from drowning in pathos.Read the full review