Not very memorable
G. R. | Texas | 12/11/2009
(1 out of 5 stars)
"I found the characters annoying, especially the bickering mother and daughter, and the two foul-mouthed school-skipping boys. The plot....well there just wasn't much of one. I'm not sure how the four plot threads were supposed to fit together. Not one of Emma Thompson's more memorable performances. As for the allegedly starkly beautiful Scottish coast, to me it was just stark. Subtitles would have been useful; I missed a good part of the dialogue because of the heavy accents. Judging by the ratings here, many folks loved this movie. I was simply underwhelmed."