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When a lonely young boy named Angus discovers a
large,mysterious egg along the shores of Loch Ness, no one is
prepared for what lies within. He soon discovers that the
strange, mischievous hatchling inside is none other than The
Water Horse, the loch's most mysterious and fabled creature! But
with the Water Horse growing ten times its size every day, Angus
finds it increasingly difficult to keep his new friend a secret.
Two-time Academy Award(r) nominee Emily Watson (1998, Hilary and
Jackie; 1996 Breaking the Waves), Alex Etel, Ben Chin (The
Thin Red Line), David Morrissey (The Reaping) and Brian Cox
(Running with Scissors) star in this heart warming tale from
director Jay Russell (Tuck Everlasting) and written by Robert
Nelson Jacobs (Flushed Away).
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Based on a novel by Dick King-Smith, author of The Sheep
Pig (from which Babe was adapted), the touching and often
spectacular The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep ingeniously
presumes to explain the truth behind "Nessie," i.e., the Loch
Ness Monster. The story, told in present day to a couple of
American tourists by a kindly gentleman (Brian Cox) in a pub,
begins with a lonely boy, Angus (Alex Etel), pining for his
her, who is serving in the Royal Navy during World War II.
Angus, along with his sister (Priyanka Xi) and mother (Emily
Watson), live on an estate that has been billeted by soldiers in
the Scottish Highlands, near Loch Ness. The troops commander
(David Morissey) has an eye for mom, suspicions about a
mysterious handyman, Lewis (Ben Chin), who is also a war hero,
and an absurd contention that the Highlands are the real
frontline in the war against Germany.
Into this intriguing drama comes a completely different element,
a fantastical creature of Celtic mythology that befriends Angus
and is, in fact, the sea-beast who will eventually be known as
the Loch Ness Monster. Trying to hide the dinosaur-like fellow,
nicknamed Crusoe, Angus enlists Lewis to transfer it to the lake,
where boy and serpent have extraordinary adventures together
until human stupidity threatens Crusoes existence. A true family
film, there is a lot for adults to like about the grownup story
in The Water Horse. Meanwhile, the wistful relationship between
Angus and Crusoe--each of whom helps the other move past
obstacles toward their individual destinies--will leave children
feeling both happy and melancholy in the best possible sense.
Directed by Jay Russell (My Dog Skip), The Water Horse is the
best of a mini-genre of films about or inspired by old Nessie.
--Tom Keogh
Beyond The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
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