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Stone of Destiny

Star rating: ** Dir: Charles Martin Smith With: Charlie Cox, Billy Boyd, Robert Carlyle FOR as long as but a hundred Scots cinemagoers remain alive, they will forever regard Charles Martin Smith's account of a certain heist as, er, mince. If you've ever wondered how a California-born director (Smith), a New York actress (Kate Mara) and a Londoner (Charlie Cox) would fare as keepers of Scots history, look no further than this unintentionally funny carry-on.

Star rating: ** Dir: Charles Martin Smith With: Charlie Cox, Billy Boyd, Robert Carlyle FOR as long as but a hundred Scots cinemagoers remain alive, they will forever regard Charles Martin Smith's account of a certain heist as, er, mince.