I have read the rather negative comments of others about this film, and can't say I blame the Scots people for their reaction. I've been to Scotland and found it a very friendly place, unlike the bellicose people depicted in the movie. I am a professional bagpiper and found both the lack of piping, and the miniscule portrayal of the piper at the memorial/funeral scene near the beginning of the picture sadly awry. Even from a distance it was clear the piper was not a piper. He was holding the instrument incorrectly, and they didn't even over dub any piping at all, much less good piping. I have observed this phenomenon in our coverage of parades here in the States, and in movies and TV in general. The pipes when played well are evocative, exciting and stirring, and why producers and directors ignore them as a general rule is beyond me. Even Mel Gibson went to the whinier Irish pipes for Braveheart. I think we need a stronger union!
Review of Beneath Loch Ness
