Two men, one old and one young, find themselves together as the keepers of the lighthouse of Eastham Light on the outer shore of Cape Cod. The old one, Seth Atkins (Richard Dreyfuss), has the prickliest of personalities, outdoing anything you've seen before in a Grumpy Old Men outtake, and the newcomer, John Brown (Tom Wisdom), who washes ashore, takes to his ways like a fish to water. Between the two of them, and the horse Joshua, they come to a reasonable understanding if not a happy life, free from the rules and restrictions of others, and, most importantly to them, free of women.

Of course, the second story in writer/director Daniel Adams' trilogy about lighthouse keepers and seamen stirs the pot when it drops some women into the equation. Shot entirely on Cape Cod, the film features early 20th century dress, speech, and style. If it's a bit starched, that's the cause. Those who are into the kinds of films that Jane Austen would've been proud of will find the romance here to be scorching hot, and the humor (slapstick and verbal) just appropriate. As Adams hoped, there's nothing here to offend, no nudity, no excessive language, no inappropriate violence, no sex.

Unfortunately, while beautiful and completely moral, the film plays out a bit like an afterschool special. It's so focused on not offending that it does little to challenge us, even if some of the plot points are challenging. Mistaken identities, long-lost spouses, and the deterioration of stereotypes are all exciting premises, but the acting and accents are sometimes overly contrived, combining with a plodding pace to stall the flow. Wisdom's accent and mannerism are particularly troublesome, but those who are "down" for this kind of thing will find Dreyfuss amusing, and his romantic relationship "cute."

It's much the same as The Golden Boys (and Bruce Dern appears in both) which preceded it in the trilogy. Man who can't stand a woman falls for one while pacing restlessly on the shore of Cape Cod. That's a summation, basically. Do they find true love that holds up biblically? Yes, I'd say so. Does it make you chuckle? Yes, at times. If those are aspects you've been looking for all this time, then I present to you, The Lightkeepers.