Review of Scotland, PA (2001) by Loz H — 28 Jan 2005
[font=Century Gothic][color=darkgreen]"Scotland, Pa" is a deliciously off-beat updating of Shakespeare's MacBeth moved forward in time to small town 70's Pennsylvania. James LeGros and Maura Tierney play Joe and Pat McBeth who work in a fast food restaurant.
They are a poor but ambitious couple who aim for better things. And if that leads to robbery and murder, than so be it. Which brings us to Christopher Walken playing a vegetarian detective, named Lieutenant McDuff.
I was very pleasantly surprised by how faithful this movie was to its original source material with a few original touches thrown in. For example, the witches are a trio of hippies haunting a disused carnival played by of all people - Andy Dick, Timothy Speed Levitch and Amy Smart.
(I know that sounds strange but it works wonderfully.) Just as importantly, the 70's production design is spot on.[/color][/font].
This review of Scotland, PA (2001) was written by Loz H on 28 Jan 2005.
Scotland, PA has generally received positive reviews.
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