there be a key aspect of film that jobson seem to have forget it have the ability to tell a story by show it to you . you do not need to tell the audience what to think and because they will see it . the action here be intersperse with some of the most ponderous narration unleash on the unsuspecting public the purple prose of the sensitive fifth former . and it should be unnecessary because their be a fine cast here and some beautifully compose and shot visuals . maybe jobbo felt that the basic story need a lit bit of support . and he may have be right and it lack a basic credibility represent 70 edinburgh wasn not exactly full of beautiful brainy girl with a penchant for the velvet underground and a soft spot for a passing sociopath . from the too neat and new look clothes that character wear to the cod intellectualism that try to link it all together and it all too contrive for my taste .