oh yeah, this is an excellent film, and rather under-appreciated i think. i had to watch it even though no one i know around me ever wanted to see it. i had to see it for all the obvious Scottish reasons, but also because of Judi Dench.

i developed this little rule about movies. certain actors always seem to pick really excellent scripts. i always try to watch movies with Judi Dench and/or Kevin Spacey. and so far i have never been disappointed. at the same time i try to avoid movies with Richard Gere, Kevin Costner, Tom Cruise and/or Nicholas Cage. and ya know... that rule hasn't let me down either!