Mother's Pride

Like an inoffensive light ale, the result slips down more pleasantly than you might expect.

This is an underdog tale straining so hard to be endearing that it’s more likely to pull a muscle than tug a heartstring.

So why two stars? Because it’s inoffensive and criticising it feels like punching down. And because Martin Clunes, playing a grouchy landlord, is really quite good.

The cast nurdle matters along to the climactic real ale awards, which becomes the scene of current cinema’s least surprising surprise result.

It’s nonsense — but at the very least, well-meaning nonsense.