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A movie for adults, for a change that keeps you guessing-and smiling- with first-rate acting in a dramas about art and friendship.

At least half of this badly paced and poorly written crime caper could have been cut. Most of the first hour drags... the "heist" is mildly entertaining, but doesn't make up for the rest.

All the educated, middle class people, apart from Douglas Henshall's character are English, or have English accents. And all the schemies/working class people have Glaswegian ones. (Apart from some Geordie criminals!) Edinburgh is not like that, and it seems all too reminiscent of the Alasdair Gray row. Is Scotland colonised? Well, watching this, you'd well think so. Apparently almost all Scots live in council house schemes, are football obsessed and don't get involved in the art world. The hegemony implicit in this is outrageous!

Amazon ratings are much higher. Thoroughly entertaining, satisfying romp. It rises above the crime caper genre with a great cast, humor, a love story, engaging characters, Scottish locale, museum world interest, and an Ian Rankin novel screenplay adaptation.

I'm surprised that this is so low rated. I saw it when it first came out, and then again nearly a decade later. I love this small and fun little film, part heist, part love story. The plot is decent, the acting is good, and the directing is inventive (note the shot looking straight down from the ceiling as the tourists are forced to exit after the fire alarm).

I gave this film a 9 out of 10, though am perhaps tempted to give it a full 10 out of 10. Love it!

As a fan of Ian Rankin I really wanted to see this movie. Although it strays a little from the novel, it kept to the crux of the story. The acting was great with memorable characters. It was funny, exciting and a pleasure to watch. Underrated by previous comments.

Particularly enjoyed the starring roles, the sights of Edinburgh and the music. Also, there was some classic dialog on the value of art, the international money crisis and the banking industry.

Gently thrilling as the plot comes to a climax. The conclusion is totally satisfying.

Great entertainment for family viewing, the broken-hearted and anyone who feels cheated by the big banks.