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The Last Great Wilderness on DVD (2002)

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Average rating: 52%
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2.5
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Starring: Alastair Mackenzie, Jonathan Phillips, David Hayman, Ewan Stewart, Victoria Smurfit
Director: David Mackenzie
Studio: UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL
Run time: 92 mins
Certificate: 18
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Released: 29/09/2003

Brief synopsis of The Last Great Wilderness

Just when you think you can package THE LAST GREAT WILDERNESS as a funny, human drama about two friends who go on the road to experience personal revelation, the film then undergoes an identify shift and becomes a horror/thriller movie about a strange community of people and the mysterious goings-on at a remote Gothic inn. Two companions set out for Scotland, each with his own private mission in mind. Charlie (Alastair Mackenzie) seeks revenge against the musician who stole his girlfriend, while Vincente (Jonathan Phillips) is escaping a hit man who has been ordered to castrate him for sleeping with another man's wife. It all seemed so simple until their car breaks down and they are faced with entirely new, and perhaps deadly, circumstances.

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Rating of 3 stars out of 5 Radio Times

Monarch of the Glen star Alastair Mackenzie is back in a Highland setting for this offbeat drama directed by his brother David — though fans of the cosy Sunday-night series may be shocked to discover him wearing a dress and engaging in some full-frontal frolics with co-star Victoria Smurfit. Mackenzie plays Charlie, who's on his way to Skye to burn down the house of the pop star who ran off with his wife. On the road he meets Vincente (Jonny Phillips), who's on the run from thugs employed by a cuckolded husband, and they stumble across an isolated retreat, where the residents include a sex addict and a paedophile. Though hampered by budgetary restrictions, this is nevetheless a brave venture that taps into the spirit of The Wicker Man, but ultimately defies categorisation. Whether that is deliberate or due to a lack of directorial discipline, is open to question.

Time Out

'McDogme' is the word for this loosely plotted first feature. It's comparatively low rent and pleasantly retro, and... Read more on www.timeout.com

Halliwell's Film Guide

Odd, unsuccessful movie with an uncertain tone.

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A customer from scotland , 31/08/2004

i found this film enjoyable, it is engaging and is a very good first time feature for the hotly tipped production duo of david mackenzie and gillian berrie, performances are believable and production values are high for such a low budget. I would recommend it.

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Rated - 4 starsGreat Scottish Film

boldben from Glasgow , 08/12/2005

This is a weird tale that perfectly fits the old cliche of being both tragic and funny. The soundtrack is pretty good too.

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Rated - 3 stars

Bobnessuk , 28/09/2004

At last, a British film with a bit of originality! People have said it has touches of ?The Wicker Man? or it?s an x-rated ?Monarch of the Glen?, but it?s more its own beast. You?re never quite sure where it is going and this is mirrored by the strong central performance from Archie, sorry Alastair Mackenzie. His brother, who directed this, went on to make the far more acclaimed ?Young Adam?, but you can definitely see potential in this earlier work.

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Rated - 4 starsBizarre but worth a watch

Eleanor from Edinburgh , 22/07/2005

This is an enjoyable film taking place mainly in a surreal retreat in the Scottish countryside with a population of very odd characters (including the two men who show up there by mistake after their car breaks down). It's pretty amusing and well acted and shot and the story line takes enough different directions to keep you interested.

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Rated - 3 stars

Bobnessuk , 28/09/2004

At last, a British film with a bit of originality! People have said it has touches of ?The Wicker Man? or it?s an x-rated ?Monarch of the Glen?, but it?s more its own beast. You?re never quite sure where it is going and this is mirrored by the strong central performance from Archie, sorry Alastair Mackenzie. His brother, who directed this, went on to make the far more acclaimed ?Young Adam?, but you can definitely see potential in this earlier work.

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Rated - 4 starsGreat Scottish Film

boldben from Glasgow , 08/12/2005

This is a weird tale that perfectly fits the old cliche of being both tragic and funny. The soundtrack is pretty good too.

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