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Restless Natives

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Two Edinburgh teens (Vincent Friell, Joe Mullaney) rob tour buses by motorbike, armed with sneezing powder and wearing funny masks.

Critics Reviews

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian 02/25/2021
4/5
Kids keep cropping up in the action - unsentimental and unimpressed by both the cops and the robbers. Go to Full Review
Amber Wilkinson Eye for Film 11/13/2021
3/5
The first half an hour of this rattles along with plenty of good humour, injected with further energy by the Big Country soundtrack, which is as dyed in the wool Scottish as a fine Highland kilt. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 03/01/2021
4/5
...one of the better examples of the brief rush of Scottish movies in the 80's... Go to Full Review
Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 02/23/2021
An old school ripping yarn which takes a couple of losers and makes something a little special. Go to Full Review
Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 06/07/2007
3/5
A pleasant enough traveling companion for 91 unremarkable minutes, but not a flick you'll remember a week from now. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 06/04/2007
2/4
Lightweight to the point of distraction... Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Test T @TestTest1 01/28/2024 I watched this on DVD and I must admit I was sceptical. As it turned out I need not have worried. It's a Scottish action highwayman comedy of the kind you really could not imagine. On the plus side it has likeable young lead actors who have good on screen chemistry and know how to deliver ernest comedy perfectly. It has a knock out soundtrack by Big Country which has been impressively arranged around the action scenes, many of which also benefit from great locations and awesome Scottish scenery. This makes a huge difference, and I wish all movies could look and sound as good as this one does. On the downside, the plot is far fetched to put it mildly, and the story does start to look sparse once the initial ideas have been revealed. Towards the end it feels like an extended high energy satirical Scottish tourist board advert. It is a fun romp none the less and certainly woth watching. See more isla s 09/03/2022 This is quite nice as a sort of nostalgic watch to see Scotland in the mid 1980s. Otherwise its a gentle drama, with some nice landscape shots and the like. If you struggle to follow Scots slang then this may prove an issue but otherwise I thought it was quite amusing and certainly entertaining, so I'd recommend it. See more 08/19/2021 ) Wonderfully shot in beautiful filming locations which makes up for some pretty shoddy acting and an average script. The storyline is good overall but there are a couple of strange plot points. See more 06/17/2021 I loved this movie in the 80s and still adore it 40 years later. It is one of those movies where everything aligns; the scenery, the chemistry between all the actors, and the utterly perfect music. I am so grateful to everyone involved in making this On of my all time favourite movies. See more 02/21/2021 This is the best Ned Beatty movie you've never seen. Truly an overlooked gem of a film. Beautiful cinematography, fine acting and a good story. The sound track will move you. Yo will feel better after you see this. See more 01/01/2021 This movie has everything you need, beautiful scenery, feel good sentiment throughout, fab music by Stuart Adamson and Big Country, who doesn't have 92 minutes in their life to give a little love to this movie and Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️👍 See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Two Edinburgh teens (Vincent Friell, Joe Mullaney) rob tour buses by motorbike, armed with sneezing powder and wearing funny masks.
Director
Michael Hoffman
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 7, 2017
Runtime
1h 30m