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I watched this on holiday, then got the DVD and watched it again, and from a film making point of view I was hugely impressed. the story is an adaptation of the classic novel, and it works fine, with a nice dilemma for the protagonist centred around the need for continuing a needless conflict. The cast is incredible. But for me the look of the thing was what knocked me over. The location scenes are stunningly beautiful for the most part. The reconstruction of the aftermath of Culloden was very well done. The use of Stirling Castle as Edinburgh castle was terrific. Some of the sequences (the duel in the Castle, for instance,) are reminiscent of the quality of Barry Lyndon. If I had a quibble, it's that the ending is a bit too sudden and could have done with a little more working out. But. I really enjoyed watching this - and if you're a fellow lover of the Scottish landscape, you'll enjoy it too!
score 8/10
storyjack 8 September 2019
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