when my wife drag me to this movie i think i would be bore . the trailer show nothing except the little monster grow quickly and swim around happily . what i do not expect be the wonderful and and entertain background story set in scotland during wwii . now the film have a modern frame as well a the wwii story . an old man tell two young visitor to loch ness what they assume be a tall tale . frame usually do not add much to movie but in this frame be an exception . in wwii a young boy and who doesn not know his father be lose at sea and find a strange egg . while the egg grow into a likable and gigantic plesiosaur and a strange man and who might be a german spy and start a caretaker of the boy father estate and and a gunnery unit take over the estate ground . the captain of the gunnery unit take a shine to the boy mom and and try to instill discipline to the boy by treat him like a drill sergeant would a recruit . meanwhile and the new caretaker decide to keep the boy new pet a secret . and win the respect of the boy mother . although there be no real violence in this movie there be a killer ( hunter ) cook and some shooting . in fact there be a scene with cannon fire that might scare young child . and of course the cook have a tough bull dog who like to chase thing . the character here be well develop and the acting and cinematography be superb . this movie will not disappoint .