Length: 2 hours & 19 minutes
Released: April 7, 1995
Genre: Drama, Action, Romance, and War
Rating: R (violence and sexuality)
Directed By: Michael Caton-Jones
Where I Got It: Borrowed it from library
SUMMARY:
"In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honor."
TRAILER:
Released: April 7, 1995
Genre: Drama, Action, Romance, and War
Rating: R (violence and sexuality)
Directed By: Michael Caton-Jones
Where I Got It: Borrowed it from library
SUMMARY:
"In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honor."
TRAILER:
CAST:
Rob Roy/MacGregor - Liam Neeson
Mary - Jessica Lange
Montrose - John Hurt
Cunningham - Tim Roth
McDonald - Eric Stoltz
Duke of Argyll - Andrew Keir
Alisdar MacGregor - Brian McCardie
For this review I'm going to divide and conquer. ^.^
The Good
- Set in Scotland the land of my ancestors.
- The setting was lovely.
- The casting was great. I love Liam Neeson and Tim Roth. Jessica Lange is alright too. Along with this, the acting was pretty good. A couple times it seemed cheesy and over-dramatized.
- The dialogue was alright.
- The costumes were lovely and very authentic. Kuddos to the costume director!
- The editing was well done. Example, I especially loved the part with McDonald running/riding through the woods while some lass was singing a heartbreaking song.
The Bad and the Ugly
- Like earlier stated, there were a few bits that were overly cheesy and over-dramatized.
- Some parts made me really angry and upset! GAH! However, history is history. >.>
- Don't know why, but Jessica Lange bothers me.
- The last fight was awesome, but for some reason it bugged me. This point is hard to explain, but yeaaah.
- The story seemed to draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag.....
- They killed my favorite character! Wah! However, I am use to it by now >.>
Conclusion
Overall this was a pretty good movie. The setting was lovely (it's set in Scotland for heaven's sake!) and the costumes were AMAZING! I felt like I was watching real events. As if someone went back in time and recorded these events. Though some of the acting was over-the-top, I highly was entertained.
I would recommend this to those that love history, Scottish history, Scotland in general, a nice action movie, or for those looking for a good movie. This movie was a little hard to stamp a star rating. Mhmmmmmm, I think I shall give this a three.
Favorite Character(s): Rob Roy, McDonald, and Alisdar (isn't that name awesome? Also the guy was pretty cute haha)
Not-so Favorite Character(s): Cunningham (at first I felt bad for him because he's a bastard child, but in the end he was an utter evil man)
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<3CaroleRae
4 comments:
I watched it long ago and well then I only thoughts kilts! Scotland! :)
Just wanted to say you have a great site and thanks for posting!…
Yayy Scotland!
Thanks Anonymous!
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