303. Run; movie review

RUN
Cert 15
77 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong language

I suspect that Run would have scored much more highly if I had been able to understand more than 70 per cent of its dialogue.
Indeed, I would probably be raving about the versatility of Mark Stanley who is barely recognisable from the recent role he played in Sulphur & White.
Unfortunately, however, the lack of subtitles meant I struggled to comprehend the thick Scottish accent which he adopts in Scott Graham's movie.
Stanley plays thirtysomething Finnie who is on the edge because of the monotonous grind of working in a fish factory.
His pent-up resentment spills out on to his family for whom he no longer wants responsibility.
Indeed, he hankers after illegally racing cars through his home-town of Fraserburgh just as he did when he was a teenager.
His depression focuses on his car racing teenage son (Anders Hayward) following in his footsteps and getting his girlfriend Kelly (Marli Siu) pregnant.
But Finnie is not a man who can articulate his feelings, especially to his wife (Amy Manson), so, he borrows his son's car for a late-night joyride.
Whilst out, he happens upon his son's girlfriend and the dour misery of the previous half-hour comes to life.
Well, sort of. As good as Stanley is in the role of the disenchanted fish factory worker, his character is too downbeat to elicit empathy.
It appears that he is trying to find himself or even set out on a new path but he cannot get over his apparent inner conflict.
There is an undercurrent of Bruce Springsteen with the racing of cars in a small town and attempting to recapture teenage dreams but I was not plugged into Finnie's psyche well enough to 'run' with Graham's film.

Reasons to watch: Highlights the tensions on the breadline
Reasons to avoid: At times, the Scottish accents are so heavy they are incomprehensible

Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: None
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 4.5/10

Did you know? Sixty-eight lost their jobs in Fraserburgh and Peterhead in February after a fish processing firm went bust. Employees being told that the company was battling insurmountable financial difficulties.

Final word. Scott Graham: "The inspiration came when I was back home researching a documentary I wanted to make about car culture in my home town. I was focusing on the boy and girl racers of the time and the music they listened to." The Upcoming

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