This is a funny little movie. It is dated (pay phones and telex machines), yet incredibly topical. It is a bit subversive and sly, yet it doesn't satisfy at all. And the ending? It's a non-ending, which I usually like, but not in this case. Overall I cannot recommend it.
Peter Riegert (Boone from Animal House) is trying to purchase a Scottish bay and town so his employer, an oil company, can rip it to shreds and build a refinery. Unbeknown to him, the townspeople know exactly why he is there and can hardly wait to sell their lives and homes for the highest dollar. Burt Lancaster is the head of the oil company, but all he cares about is watching the stars.
The movie just didn't hang together. If you have watched everything out there, pick it up. If you still haven't seen Black Swan or King's Speech or the new True Grit or the Wire (all seasons), watch those instead. Or read a book.
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