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Scotland, PA. (2001)

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59

Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 74
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 30

Though it's not as good as it could have been, Scotland PA shows cleverness at utilizing its premise.

41

Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 29
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 17

Though it's not as good as it could have been, Scotland PA shows cleverness at utilizing its premise.

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Average Rating: 3.6/5
User Ratings: 5,656

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Movie Info

What happens if you take one of William Shakespeare's darkest tragedies and move it to a burger joint in the early 1970s? The answer can be found in the satiric comedy Scotland, PA, the first feature from writer and director Billy Morrissette. Mac McBeth (James LeGros) is a hard-working but unambitious doofus who toils at a hamburger stand alongside his wife Pat (Maura Tierney), who has a significant edge in the brains department. Pat is convinced she could do a lot better with the place than

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Drama, Comedy

Billy Morrissette

Oct 22, 2002

$0.2M

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All Critics (78) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (44) | Rotten (30) | DVD (5)

Offers more mild amusement than outright laughs...

May 20, 2008 Full Review Source: Variety
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There are some truly wacky parallels with Shakespeare's play.

May 10, 2002 Full Review Source: Denver Post
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It's simple, sizzly and very funny.

March 22, 2002
Washington Post
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The fun is infectious -- the puns, in-jokes and referential asides will keep Shakespeare buffs busy and the rest of the audience entertained even as some punch lines zing over their heads.

March 22, 2002
Washington Post
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A trailer-trash version of Macbeth that should be avoided like an Elizabethan pox.

March 13, 2002
New York Observer
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Scotland, Pa. is a strangely drab romp. Some studio pizazz might have helped.

March 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee
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This should have been a black comic masterpiece.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat
Film Threat

... can't be dismissed as a vanity project

August 8, 2005 Full Review
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A slyly macabre fantasia that works on its own demented terms.

December 2, 2002 Full Review Source: Movieline
Movieline

It's as nourishing as a Big Mac with fries.

October 23, 2002 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

It's a setup so easy it borders on facile, but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast.

October 21, 2002 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly
L.A. Weekly

An uneven parody that sometimes amuses but just as often annoys.

October 21, 2002 Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan
San Diego Metropolitan

Quite possibly the best "modernizing" of a Shakespeare tale in recent memory.

July 9, 2002 Full Review Source: Supercala.com
Supercala.com

McBeth's personal karmageddon builds with comedy and tragedy in equal measure, without being as long as the original.

July 1, 2002 Full Review

Very clever writing and great casting make this a comedy that's fun to watch even if you're not familiar with the source material.

June 28, 2002 Full Review Source: Supercala.com
Supercala.com

If you keep a list of films you want to see one way or another, you would be doing yourself a service by keeping this film high up on that list.

June 17, 2002 Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com
FilmJerk.com

It's not exactly a gourmet meal but the fare is fair, even coming from the drive-thru.

June 7, 2002 Full Review
Des Moines Register

Underachieves only in not taking the Shakespeare parallels quite far enough.

April 26, 2002 Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
San Diego Union-Tribune

The combined talents of cast and crew create a new take on an enduring drama that pairs nicely with a side order of kitsch.

April 25, 2002
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

As flaccid and undistinguished as star James LeGros's period wig.

April 19, 2002 Full Review Source: Modamag.com
Modamag.com

This spawn of William Shakespeare and Ray Kroc has more fun with [the] thin premise than you might expect, mostly because of Maura Tierney.

April 11, 2002 Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Audience Reviews for Scotland, PA.

A bit bumpy in execution but an interesting take on updating MacBeth.
April 22, 2008
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jay nixon

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70s-tastic! Clever adaptation of Macbeth with modern kills, dynasties, and sexplay. Maura Tierney is hot.
April 5, 2009
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