The Flying Scotsman

It's a story with substance and spirit. Enjoyable all around regardless of familiarity with the world of cycling. It does a great job of exemplifying friendship, boldness, and preserverance. Graeme's wife is a lovely, caring, and supportive character. Anyone in the... Full review

A spot on movie and Graeme O'bree's real life comments about drugs in pro cycling are spot on as well-the only great "English-speaking" pro cyclists are Greg Lemond and Graeme O'bree. Period.... Full review

great movie for rider and no rider.Love this,he went against the system and won.I higly recomend this movie to all movies goers.... Full review

An uplifting story with a lot of heart, based on the life of a real cyclist. It captures the spirit of competition and friendship, as the hero battles both physical and psychological challenges, and triumphs over what seem to be unsurmountable... Full review

He also suffered from depression, an issue the movie raises and then summarily drops, the better to add more cycling scenes..... ... Full Review

But some of the best scenes in the movie deal with the officials' efforts to prohibit Graeme's bicycle, which just makes these guys seem trivial and dishonest, and Graeme's capacity to, for the most part, succeed in spite of the new rules makes for some great drama. ... Full Review

This film deserved more. It's also an amazing love story. Though short of money and aware of his moods, Anne (Laura Fraser) not only stood by but encouraged her husband to dream. ... Full Review

it just fails to capture your emotions the way more successful inspirational sports films do.....The Flying Scotsman isn't a bad film;....But fans of cycling and those who like any movie based on a true story will enjoy the film.....though I am not sure it would be so compelling....Such is the truth of The Flying Scotsman ..... ... Full Review

it just fails to capture your emotions the way more successful inspirational sports films do....The Flying Scotsman isn't a bad film;....though I am not sure it would be so compelling....Such is the truth of The Flying Scotsman.....But fans of cycling and those who like any movie based on a true story will enjoy the film..... ... Full Review

Jonny Lee Miller makes a convinging if not particularly compelling manic depressive cyclist in The Flying Scotsman , a troubled-hero-overcomes cycling establishment and his own demons sports drama coming to video Sept. 18. ... Full Article

The sinking Scotsman is more like it. This is a limp underdog sports movie which I first saw at last year's Edinburgh film festival; it's about real-life cycling hero Graeme Obree, who won the 1993 one-hour world championship with a... ... Full Article

The Flying Scotsman? is the true story of innovative Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree (played here by Trainspotting?s Jonny Lee Miller), who overcame physical battles and mental demons in his life to become a true champion. ... Full Article

May 4, 2007 THE story line of the average sports movie could be written on the back of a nickel, with room left over for the Jefferson Memorial. "The Flying Scotsman" is different. It's an underdog story with teeth. It's ... Full Article

raeme Obree, a Scottish track cyclist, broke the world hour record in his sport on two separate occasions and was the world's individual pursuit champion in 1993 and 1995. ... Full Article

MGM Films has obtained the distribution rights to "The Flying Scotsman", a based-on-true-story movie about Scottish cyclist Graeme Obree. " The Flying Scotsman " is about to make a safe landing in the States. ... Full Article