A tomboy joins the boys' soccer team at a Scottish school, awakening amorous feelings in a gawky boy on the team. It's a pleasant comedy featuring quirky characters and some amusing scenes. The humor is very low key, perhaps too much so, eliciting little more than an occasional chuckle. There is hardly any plot, with the emphasis being on the interaction among the characters. Lacking an interesting story and funny scenes, the film just seems to run out of steam and begins to drag somewhat about half way through. Sinclair is likable as the nerdy hero. This unassuming film marked the first success for writer-director Forsyth.
Review of Gregory's Girl
