Rating: PG
Movie Release Date: February 17, 1983
DVD Release Date: September 21, 1999
Plot 411: A Texas oil company exec goes to a small Scottish fishing village to negotiate the purchase of their land.
Review: This movie is definitely from the '80s. The first obvious fact is multiple references to a telex. What exacty is a telex? LOL Anyway, the film was about a Knox exec named Mac (Peter Riegert), who is sent to Scotland by his boss (Burt Lancaster). His mission is to buy up all the land so an oil refinery can be built. Mac is all about the money and power, which I suppose is a typical '80s attitude. He's thrilled to be climbing the corporate ladder, and this land negotiation is his ticket to the top. However, when he arrives in Scotland, he falls in love with the slower pace and simple lifestyle. His yuppy mentality soon changes as he begins to enjoy the eccentric townspeople. Mac comes to a crossroad as the deal nears its conclusion because he's torn between preserving the quaint town and stomping upon it in the name of progress. Interestingly enough, the people who live there are not opposed to the buyout. They shrewdly try to out-negotiate the negotiator in order to squeeze the most money out of the American company. The movie forces you to question if natural beauty is worth preserving or if development of society is always the way to go. It takes a look at the wonders of technology and the wonders of nature. It's actually quite appalling to see capitalism in all its glory.
Movie Release Date: February 17, 1983
DVD Release Date: September 21, 1999
Plot 411: A Texas oil company exec goes to a small Scottish fishing village to negotiate the purchase of their land.
Review: This movie is definitely from the '80s. The first obvious fact is multiple references to a telex. What exacty is a telex? LOL Anyway, the film was about a Knox exec named Mac (Peter Riegert), who is sent to Scotland by his boss (Burt Lancaster). His mission is to buy up all the land so an oil refinery can be built. Mac is all about the money and power, which I suppose is a typical '80s attitude. He's thrilled to be climbing the corporate ladder, and this land negotiation is his ticket to the top. However, when he arrives in Scotland, he falls in love with the slower pace and simple lifestyle. His yuppy mentality soon changes as he begins to enjoy the eccentric townspeople. Mac comes to a crossroad as the deal nears its conclusion because he's torn between preserving the quaint town and stomping upon it in the name of progress. Interestingly enough, the people who live there are not opposed to the buyout. They shrewdly try to out-negotiate the negotiator in order to squeeze the most money out of the American company. The movie forces you to question if natural beauty is worth preserving or if development of society is always the way to go. It takes a look at the wonders of technology and the wonders of nature. It's actually quite appalling to see capitalism in all its glory.
Watch It: For a whimsical tale about a big fish in a small pond.
Skip It: If you always back the little guy and always oppose "The Man."
