For many like me who have enjoyed Ian Rankin's novels on John Rebus, John Hannah's efforts will come as a disappointment. As with so many films and TV dramas, they never seem to quite capture the best of the book.
Hannah is a fine actor, but frankly doesn't look or have the feel for the character as portrayed in the novels. (A younger James Cosmo would have been perfect).That said it was a well made production, and it was nice to see Edinburgh portrayed for once as not the picture postcard city so often seen on the screen - but with its more realistic darker side.
Hannah is a fine actor, but frankly doesn't look or have the feel for the character as portrayed in the novels. (A younger James Cosmo would have been perfect).That said it was a well made production, and it was nice to see Edinburgh portrayed for once as not the picture postcard city so often seen on the screen - but with its more realistic darker side.