The Flying Scotsman's too-brisk pacing reduces the scale of cyclist Graham Obree's accomplishments while not uncovering what makes him tick. Read critic reviews
The Flying Scotsman
2006, Drama, 1h 43m
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The owner of a struggling bicycle shop, Graeme Obree (Jonny Lee Miller) winning fame as a racing cyclist. Though his wife Anne (Laura Fraser) and friend Malky (Billy Boyd) give him unwavering support, faces huge obstacles in his quest: His struggle with mental illness, and his lack of sponsorships. Nevertheless, Graeme, using a homemade bicycle dubbed "Old Faithful," sets out in pursuit of his dream.
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Rating: PG-13 (Strong Language|Some Mature Thematic Elements)
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Douglas Mackinnon
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Producer: Peter Broughan, Peter Gallagher, Sara Giles
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Writer: John Brown, Declan Hughes, Simon Rose
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Box Office (Gross USA): $136.1K
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Distributor: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Nothing special. And, as an American, my hand was constantly on the rewind button so I could understand all the Scotish accents. Noot m'eh fehvrut moovie, bu' it wus a gud sturie.
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As mellowed avid cyclist, its nice to peak into the world of two time world champion and dual world record holder Graham Oberee rising to these challenges using a bike built by his own hands on a shoestring budget in Scotland well outside the cycling mainstream. Even by the early nineties the development of high tech materials and aerodynamic aids where so prevalent in the sport of cycling that there was air that without the most expensive computer designed bikes cyclist had no chance of competing with the elite professionals. Along comes Graham Obree a promising amateur with a failed bicycle shop forced to work as a messenger to support his family. Obrees finshed cycle and position defy standard expectations of what should work. My only positive comment on johny lee miller is that he emulated it correctly without killing himself. The news that his old cycling rival and now national champion is going to challenge the world 1 hour record, spurs Obree to make his own attempt 1 month earlier 8 weeks to put it together. With the sponsorship of a local placement agency they manage to scrape-up enough money to get a certified velodrome in Norway. Even after his success, Obree must battle is demons of depression. Brian Baxter (Red 2007) has the only acting role of positive note as the Obree friend who unbeknownst to Obree agnostic world view is a minister. After Obree suicide attempt Baxter successfully convinces him to seek help My interest in cycling and specifically the physics of cycling probably the only chance to experience the history of Graham Obree bias my review, for someone only casually interested in cycling this movie would have a hard time rating a 60. The plot developments are merely par for a sports movie.
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Saw this on HBO this morning, never heard of this movie before, dunno why though since it's based upon true facts and has a very good solid story, with strong characters. Personally i felt like watching a movie like this, you get bored of all that fucking shooting eventually and this felt like a nice change in pace. It takes a lot of sweat to reach to the top and this movie proves it, literally. An incredible adventure/drama with good quality acting. Enjoy!
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[font=Century Gothic]In "The Flying Scotsman," Graeme Obree(Jonny Lee Miller) wants to break the one hour bicycling record that has stood for more than nine years and which Chris Boardman is about to try and break. But he has other more mundane things to worry about like his bike shop being forced to close and having to work as a bike messenger in Glasgow while his long-suffering wife Anne(Laura Fraser) works as a nurse to make ends meet. On the job, he makes the acquaintance of Malky(Billy Boyd) who he recruits into being his new manager once he comes up with a revolutionary new design that he builds with the help of Douglas Baxter(Brian Cox) and the cannibalizing of parts from his washing machine. Sponsorship makes it possible for them to go to Norway to give it a shot...[/font] [font=Century Gothic]"The Flying Scotsman" is an engaging biopic that is helped by a very good cast but the direction is so obvious that it cannot but point out that something momentous is about to happen in big bold letters on at least three occasions. The point of view shots during the races make them especially thrilling to watch. So, then why does there have to be a villain? I get that being bullied as a youth drives Graeme to push himself to succeed as an adult(even if it is too easy an explanation). At the same time, I was far more interested in exploring the topic of depression since it not only gives the movie more dramatic depth but also is a subject that is not touched on as often as it should be.[/font]
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