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Title: Scottish Film Comes into Its Own
Review: Scot Pack is a history of Scottish film, an analysis of the impact of two films--Braveheart and Transpotting--on the Scottish film industry, and biographies of notable Scottish actors from Sean Connery through the Trainspotters (Robert Carlyle, Ewan McGregor et al.) to some lesser known figures. Brian Pendreigh's biographies are interesting and incisive, his history of Scottish film brief but informative. What would make it a five star book is a conclusion. He discusses the interconnections between today's Scottish actors but comes to no conclusions about how this influences their work and Scottish film in general. Nonetheless, this is an interesting and absorbing book which any fan of British, and especially Scottish, film should enjoy.
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