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The Crow Road Reviews

1996

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Following a seven year silence after the mysterious and unresolved disappearance of his Uncle Rory, teenager Prentice sets out to uncover the truth - but the truth lies under a tapestry of dark secrets shrouding his own family's past. Read more

Starring	Patricia Kerrigan, Peter Capaldi, Simone Bendix, Stella Gonet
Director	Gavin Miller
Genres	Drama, Television

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  THJE CROW ROAD
  
  To be honest once I put this in the DVD player it was out within 15 minutes...
  
  It was boring ...........
  
  I was expecting horror not a ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ohhgal
  - 2 reviews
  - Mitcham
  - 17 Sep 2008 at 22:14
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  - 5
  The Crow Road Disc 1
  
  Disc 1. I hope that disc 2 will make it all worth while. So far I am not impressed. It's acted well but so far I can't grasp the point. It seems as if ... read more »
  
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- - Emjay69
  - 320 reviews
  - Kidlington, Oxford
  - 05 Jun 2011 at 16:03
- - 7
  - 0
  Scotland the Brave!
  
  The Crow Road is a very funny, black comedy, a superb satire and eminently watchable but you do need to use your intelligence, and concentrate.
  
  ... read more »
  
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  - Folkestone, England
  - 31 Mar 2011 at 19:42
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  - 15
  I've already written a review for this
  
  I'm not going to do it again if the system can't keep up.
  
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- - a customer
  - Scotland
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 21:08
- - 7
  - 0
  Intelligent Adaptation, Painful Performances
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Having already been a fan of the novel I honestly didn't expect much from this adaptation because film and TV production companies in the past have been ... read more »
  
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  - Clayduckling
  - 4 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 28 Jun 2010 at 14:15
- - 10
  - 0
  Away the Crow Road
  
  Even though i much prefer the book,i loved this adaptation immensly.I watched this when it was first broadcast in 1996,coinciding just after my first trip to ... read more »
  
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- - mrchimp
  - 1 review
  - Widnes
  - 11 Oct 2009 at 17:49
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  - 6
  The Crow Road
  
  So dull. Like a rather poor TV series
  
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- - booman
  - 2 reviews
  - Bridgwater
  - 10 Apr 2009 at 19:23
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  The Crow Road
  
  Probably one of the best TV-derived films I have seen. Despite a fairly convoluted plot the excellent acting carries this. The kind of movie it might be best to... read more »
  
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  - Stranraer
  - 03 Mar 2009 at 00:30
- - 3
  - 0
  the crow road
  
  Unlike one reviewer who had the dvd out in 15 mins and said it was an english thing. You dafty its a scottish thing!!!!
  
  Great adaptation of 'ian ... read more »
  
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- - whitefire
  - 2 reviews
  - Dundee
  - 15 Feb 2009 at 01:03
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  The Crow Road Disk 1
  
  It's a good story that keeps you going along but some of the accents and characterers are really nausiating
  
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  - London
  - 22 Jan 2009 at 22:10
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  The Crow Road
  
  Read the book -saw part 1 the first time round on tv ages ago. Still enjoyed it, though quite how Dougray Scott ended up with subsequent plum roles i don't... read more »
  
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  - 12 Jan 2009 at 10:45
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- - 82
  - 49
  THJE CROW ROAD
  
  To be honest once I put this in the DVD player it was out within 15 minutes...
  
  It was boring ...........
  
  I was expecting horror not a ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 631087
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ohhgal
  - 2 reviews
  - Mitcham
  - 17 Sep 2008 at 22:14
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  The Crow Road
  
  This is a four episode 2 DVD BBC adaptation from a book by Iain Banks. The film is half murder mystery and half coming of age story, somewhat complicated in ... read more »
  
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  - Cornwall
  - 02 Jan 2005 at 09:23
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  mince
  
  dont waste your time on this, a friend told me this was ok.....mince
  
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  - Falkirk
  - 31 Oct 2008 at 18:55
- - 10
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  Excellent adaptation of one of Banks' best novels
  
  The BBC did well here, and it hinges on extremely good casting throughout the mini-series. Bill Paterson is generally unimpeachable in his 'genial Scot'... read more »
  
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- - Luke Rake
  - near London
  - 07 Aug 2006 at 16:29
- - 10
  - 0
  Away the Crow Road
  
  Even though i much prefer the book,i loved this adaptation immensly.I watched this when it was first broadcast in 1996,coinciding just after my first trip to ... read more »
  
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- - mrchimp
  - 1 review
  - Widnes
  - 11 Oct 2009 at 17:49
- - 8
  - 1
  Ham acting at its worse
  
  A man goes missing from his nightmare life in Scotland. His family pretend to be eating at the table but you never see any food enter their mouths. His son ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 28 Oct 2008 at 15:26
- - 7
  - 0
  Intelligent Adaptation, Painful Performances
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Having already been a fan of the novel I honestly didn't expect much from this adaptation because film and TV production companies in the past have been ... read more »
  
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- 901861
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Clayduckling
  - 4 reviews
  - Glasgow
  - 28 Jun 2010 at 14:15
- - 7
  - 0
  Scotland the Brave!
  
  The Crow Road is a very funny, black comedy, a superb satire and eminently watchable but you do need to use your intelligence, and concentrate.
  
  ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 977993
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  - Folkestone, England
  - 31 Mar 2011 at 19:42
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  One of the Best Book Adaptations
  
  One of my favorite books so I was thrilled to see it so beautifully realized on film. It stands alone as film but if you love the book, you won't be ... read more »
  
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- - DonLynn
  - Perthshire
  - 15 Sep 2005 at 17:05
- - 6
  - 2
  crow road
  
  this didn't seem to gain my attention, as it didn't seem to get going.
  
  turned it off half way through, sorry, not my cup of tea.
  
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- - rainbowsladi
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  - Poulton-le-Fylde
  - 28 Sep 2008 at 11:07

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- The Crow Road
  
  Following a seven year silence after the mysterious and unresolved disappearance of his Uncle Rory, teenager Prentice sets out to uncover the truth - but the truth lies under a tapestry of dark secrets shrouding his own family's past....