i be at a loss to understand the high star rating ( 6 . 3 at last count ) that this film have gather possibly explain by the imdb star system be manipulate by cast and crew . this be unquestionably the bad british film i have ever see ( and not in a so bad it good way it bad and i mean gigli bad . ) the script be weak and the character be caricature and the pace snail like . good actor be feed into the maw of the mince machine of this abominable script like world war one infantry into the teeth of german machine gun . every time you think their talent may rise above the direction and script it tear another chunk out of their performance and leave them flail . how can a film about one of the most joyful and entertaining event in the world be so joyless and unentertaining . it arch and self know attempt to weave together the brittle world of comedy and the agony of paedophile priest and the emptiness of wealth and motherhood and the pure joy of performance fails so dismally that i want back the two hour of my life that i waste on this rubbish . be careful this review may make you want to watch the film it shouldn not spend the time more productively ( i be sure your toenail need clip ) . it commit the bad sin of any film ( especialiy about edinburgh ) . it bore .