Writer: David Haggart
Composer: Ken Thorne
Starring: John Hurt, Pamela Franklin, Nigel Davenport, Ronald Fraser, Robert Morley, Fidelma Murphy, Maxine Audley, Fionnula Flanagan, Donal McCann
More info: IMDb
Tagline: Down with virtue! Down with the law! Up With Davey!
Plot: The humorous adventures of the notorious Scottish highwayman and thief Davey Haggart during the 1820s in Britain.
My rating: 7/10
Will I watch it again? No.
This likable picture has a lot going for it with a great cast (led by John Hurt playing Davey with much gusto), a wonderful setting (exteriors and interiors), nice pacing and a few laughs. I'm not sure why I wasn't won over by it. Maybe it's that it wasn't funnier. John Hurt really does a fine job and he brings a lot of energy to the movie. It's worth watching just for him. The supporting cast is good, too, and there are a few faces and names I'm familiar with. It's always great seeing Nigel Davenport in anything. I'd almost forgotten how much I liked him. He's got that Robert Shaw thing going on (roguish and a solidly good actor to boot). It could be that this picture feels more episodic in Davey's adventures (by design). But then now that I'm thinking about it, everything happens in a reasonably narrative manner. I think it's exactly how the filmmakers wanted it...it's a good piece of light entertainment.
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