Adapted from a 2002 novel about a 17 year old Scottish boy still struggling with the drowning death of his mother in a nearby loch two years ago. He thinks his stepmother murdered his mother in order to gain a husband and property. He runs away to Edinburgh and gets a job working in a hotel kitchen. He begins to really like Kate who gave him the job but he still has emotional problems.
Hallam's stepmother Verity has boundary issues, his father kept some details quiet about his mother's death. No wonder he has emotional problems. Has anyone every heard about counseling? 3* (This movie is OK)
96 min, Drama directed by David Mackenzie with Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles, Ciaran Hinds, Jamie Sives, Maurice Roeves, Claire Forlani, Ruthie Milne, John Paul Lawler, Lucy Holt.
Note: Blockbuster 3*, imdb 7.1 out of 10, 72% critic 72% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.
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