"Looking for Eric" is probably not the type of movie to be enjoyed by those who usually prefer the smug, multi-million dollar
It's the type of movie that resembles real life too well than to be liked by the junkies of the escapist media who wouldn't even dare considering being unplugged from the Matrix.
The nice slant about it is that it's got a touch of the supernatural about it, since things start happening in Postman Eric's life after having weed-induced hallucinations of his soccer idol Eric Cantona, that are just too good than to ascribe them all to mere hallucination.
Thus it becomes a story of forgiveness, overcoming fears and self-doubts, as well as seemingly insurmountable obstacles with a little help from one's friends, and makes - what may have potentially, on the surface, looked like a drag to have to sit through - an enjoyable experience made in Britain that makes many US-made loser-turns-winner tale pale in comparison.
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