The Flying Scotsman
User Score
9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8

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  1. Alan
    May 5, 2007
    9
    If you like biking and underdog films, you'll love this film.
  2. JamesC.
    Nov 23, 2007
    9
    I thought the was a wonderful movie, but then again I am homosexual ! James Chidlow, Hoole (Chester).
  3. AllanF.
    Dec 11, 2007
    10
    Amazing story and a fantastic performance from Johnny Lee Miller go together to make a wonderfully honest and uplifting film.

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Metascore
49 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mark Olsen
    40
    Scotsman not only lacks vision, a true sense of how to mesh Obree's sporting triumphs and personal setbacks, but it also lacks passion. What it needs, as strange and tacky as it may sound, is a bit more madness.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Eddie Cockrell
    50
    Helmer Douglas Mackinnon does what he can to make the most of emotional bullet points and gloss over the lack of connective tissue.
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  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    75
    A sports bio movie that I really enjoyed about a sport and sports hero I barely knew existed: the World Hour Record competition for bicyclists and its gutsy, tormented and most unusual champion, Graeme Obree.
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