In a small Welsh town, Annie Mary Pugh (Rachel Griffiths) is a peculiar spinster living with her father Jack Pugh (Jonathan Pryce) and working at his bakery. She had abandoned her singing dreams to care for her dying mother. Her friends Hob (Ioan Gruffudd) and Nob (Matthew Rhys) are trying to be a singing group. The town is trying to raise funds for her sick friend Bethan Bevan's trip to Disneyland. Her father blasts opera from his bread truck while he's wearing a Pavarotti mask. He suffers a stroke and she is forced to care for him. Only she doesn't want to.
It starts with plenty of quirkiness. It's small town weirdness for the first half although it's not that funny. After the stroke, the comedy starts to take off like an over-inflated balloon costume. It begins with the bread run. That whole section is one laugh after another. The stroke also seems to have unleashed Annie Mary as a character and as a comedic driver. She's more fun like that. Then it gets awkward. Annie Mary is a hard character to root for sometimes. She's frustrating. Overall, this is bumpy ride and at times, it's a fun ride.
It starts with plenty of quirkiness. It's small town weirdness for the first half although it's not that funny. After the stroke, the comedy starts to take off like an over-inflated balloon costume. It begins with the bread run. That whole section is one laugh after another. The stroke also seems to have unleashed Annie Mary as a character and as a comedic driver. She's more fun like that. Then it gets awkward. Annie Mary is a hard character to root for sometimes. She's frustrating. Overall, this is bumpy ride and at times, it's a fun ride.