I found this movie quite amusing, and therefore, I enjoyed it. The plot early on reminded me of a comic rendition of parts of Henry IV--part 1, just small bits of it. After that, the plot seemed cartoon comic to me. The music, too. The comments about Americans by the Scottish characters made me laugh--a laugh in a smirk and one raised eyebrow kind of way.
The movie is short and family--friendly. So, quite a nice choice for Halloween if you're not into scary.
Okay, an example of the smirk-laugh and raised eyebrow (and yes this is from the movie, it doesn't give anything away, but if you don't want to know even that, then stop reading, 'cause I'm telling it): In Scotland, the Americans are introduced to music at meals via bagpipes. In America when they attempt to duplicate it, you get to watch a marching double string bass. What? A marching double string bass? Who can play a jazz bass line on a double string bass when you're booking it around the table? There's your smirk-laugh and raised eyebrow.
And, ah yes, the early "we don't have a budget for this" solutions--ocean liner in a tub of water for a camera shot. Okay. You do what you gotta do.
So there you have it. A family-friendly Halloween romance.
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