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Director:
Sam Miller
Writers:
Christopher Brookmyre (novel)
Stuart Hepburn (writer)
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Release Date:
5 September 2004 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
Investigative reporter Jack Parlabane stumbles across the aftermath of a murder scene in Edinburgh,... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Quite entertaining one Friday night more (7 total)

Cast

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James Nesbitt ... Jack Parlabane
Annette Crosbie ... Mrs. Kinross

Daniela Nardini ... Sara Slaughter
Mark Benton ... Darren Mortlake

Eddie Marsan ... Stephen Lime
Kevin McMonagle ... Inspector Gregor McGregor

Morven Christie ... DS Jenny Dunlop
Ralph Riach ... Alexander Kinross
Sandy McDade ... Sister Sheila Kennedy
Sandy Welch ... David Forbes
Eileen McCallum ... Dame Edith Slater
Billy McElhaney ... Security Guard
Richard Thomson ... DC Flynn
Jan Moffat ... Old Woman (as Jan Moffatt)
Fish ... Finlay Price
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Additional Details

Runtime:
UK:120 min (including commercials) | Brazil:94 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful.
Quite entertaining one Friday night, 6 July 2006
7/10
Author: MrTroy from Netherlands

Here's a view from someone who hasn't read the book before watching the movie. And I have to say, I can't agree with those who think this is a bad movie.

My TV guide listed this as a detective movie, which it isn't, really. It's just a light-hearted drama, that focuses more on the several sub-plots than on the main story. And there are quite some sub-plots. A clumsy assassin-subplot, an ex-girlfriend-subplot, even the cliché policewoman-falls-in-love-with-the-main-character-subplot.

The main story isn't surprising at all, there are no deep motives or intriguing relations. The main plot is subsidiary to the numerous sub-plots. And that's no problem at all for this movie - the sub-plots are interesting enough by themselves.

Overall I can say, it's quite entertaining for a dull Friday night.

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