The press reviews I had read of the film seemed to uniformly pan it so I wasn't expecting too much when I went to see it (as a result of a word of mouth recommendation). And the recommendation was correct - it was a lot better than the critics painted - not a classic but a reasonable 7/10 film, a period black comedy but definitely more comedy than black. Since I'm not Scottish or Irish the accents didn't grate as they appeared to do to some of the critics on this site. The period touches seemed okay (and yes I got the Greyfriars Bobby reference). The theatrical flourishes (whether operating or stage) were suitably over-played.
Review of Burke and Hare
