So eventually there'll be some Scottish people in this Highlands-set film, right?... Hello?
Didn't mind this really. I mean we all know what's going on from about 3 minutes in, right? There is no twist, right? So what's left is the story itself and where the characters go with it.
For the most part that's okay. There are a couple of points where I hoped it would zag instead of predictably zigging, and the fourth quarter is laden with silliness from character decisions to cilmactic events to logistical oddities (how much do retired anaesthetists make exactly...?), but none of it made me switch off. Maybe eye roll a little.
Neil Linpow needs calling out here. His writing is solid and his acting moreso. Like a cross between Johnny Harris and Paddy Considine, I would hope this at least propels him into other roles with bigger platforms. Hoping to find Lesson 7 somewhere so I can see how his directorial skills compare.
Didn't mind this really. I mean we all know what's going on from about 3 minutes in, right? There is no twist, right? So what's left is the story itself and where the characters go with it.
For the most part that's okay. There are a couple of points where I hoped it would zag instead of predictably zigging, and the fourth quarter is laden with silliness from character decisions to cilmactic events to logistical oddities (how much do retired anaesthetists make exactly...?), but none of it made me switch off. Maybe eye roll a little.
Neil Linpow needs calling out here. His writing is solid and his acting moreso. Like a cross between Johnny Harris and Paddy Considine, I would hope this at least propels him into other roles with bigger platforms. Hoping to find Lesson 7 somewhere so I can see how his directorial skills compare.