People are praising the acting, with Alan Cumming's performance as Donal and Shirley Henderson's Jess getting singled out, but the story itself is a major letdown. The plot, about Donal returning to Scotland to reconcile with his brother Sandy, feels deeply unoriginal to nearly everyone who saw it. Brian Cox's Sandy is a divisive character, leaving viewers split on his role. The film looks beautiful and has some warm humor, but those strengths can't lift a story this thin and predictable.
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