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...explaining the sale to Harvard, TACspokesman Kitty Gormley also said that the"sale-leaseback of the building to a responsiblebuyer offered substantial financial advantages toTAC...
With Vic. Writer/director Charles Gormley follows the recipe of fellow Scotsman Bill Forsyth, whose warm, mild comedies Local Hero and Gregory's Girl have been well-received in the United States. His recipe: take a potentially meaty theme, don't overwork it and sour the comedy, add a bunch of offbeat characters and sprinkle in some quirky but subtle sight-gags and one-liners. Gently stir the mixture and simmer over low heat, and serve in a picturesque Scottish background...
...Gormley does an adequate job with the recipe, following it slavishly without adding much new to it. His theme is the struggle between faith and doubt, but he is careful not to resolve it or even allow it to become too heavy and ponderous, since to do so would spoil the laughs...
...OTHER well-drawn and well-portrayed characters are what make this comedy work, but Gormley also gets mild laughs by throwing in a few don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-'em slight-gags and one-liners also Forsyth. "The language at this school is fookin' atrocious," a student complains to Vic. When a bank taller asks Father Cobb for his identification, he responds with a puzzled look and points to his clerical collar. In the waiting room at the Vatican, there is an Orthodox...
...following the Forsyth formula to the letter, Gormley produced a pleasant, Forsyth-like comedy. It would have been interesting, though, to see what would have happened if Gormley had taken a few risks and added a little spice to the recipe. Gospel According to Vic is not at all adventuresome and offers little philosophical meat to chew on. But despite its religious theme, it doesn't really aspire to philosophical heights. What it is a pleasant, two-hour diversion...