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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.

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!

The cast is tops. And the top actor is Stephen Fry an art professor then collection curator. Douglas Henshall buys a painting for his partner. Then five years pass, and he and she are not together. She, Lenore Crichlow, is engaged to the man purchasing the Fry collection. The painting Henshaw bought for her she sold, and it is in the collection. He offers to buy it, but is refused. He, Fry, and Kenneth Collard decide to take seven paintings and replace them with forgeries. The criminal doing the theft gives the Hate character a phony painting. In the third five years we find out what happened. I think breaking the timeline into five year segments doesn't work. It worked in the book by Rankin, but here it slows the pace too much. The soundtrack is the most annoying music I have ever heard. Still, it is a good film for the top acting.

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