jay russell direct this fantasy a whole family can enjoy . very good special effect and interesting story line . a young boy name angus ( alex etel ) living in 1940s scotland have be tell his sailor father have be lose at sea . in spite of his own fear of the sea and angus love to spend his time on the shore of the lake . one day he discover a mysterious egg and take good care of it until it hatch into a water horse . he name the little creature crusoe and who seem to grow large everyday until he become so large he have to be put in the lake while thus become the legendary lock ness monster . when german u boat start to enter the lake and crusoe life be put in danger . even if he have grow to monumental size . exciting and heartwarming story and really a joy to watch . also in the cast represent emily watson and david morrissey and ben chaplin and brian cox and priyanka xi .