A joyous and very Scottish romp. Will (
Vincent Friell) and Ronnie (
Joe Mullaney) are a couple of lads in boring, dead end jobs. They decide to get some excitement and cash in the best way possible: putting on masks and holding up tourist buses in the Highlands! They quickly become folk heroes and even a bit of a tourist attraction. The police (
Robert Urquhart) remain clueless, even when the CIA in the form of Bender (
Ned Beatty) get involved.
However, things start to get complicated when Will falls in love with the tour guide (Teri Lally) of one of the held-up buses. Ronnie meanwhile starts to get ideas above his station and falls in with a bunch of real criminals...
A great comedy drama with a superb Big Country soundtrack. The nostalgic view of mid-1980s Edinburgh is also a delight.
