“It was imaginative.” “It was cute!” “I really liked it a lot.” “The sets were great and realistic.” “The cinematography was awesome.” These are some of the descriptions given by our Dove staff after we viewed this movie. We all agreed that Alex Etel who plays young Angus turned in one great performance. Young Angus finds an egg, helps hatch it and raises the water horse-a great sea creature-before freeing it to the waters. This is fine storytelling indeed. It makes you feel young again (if you are no longer a kid) as you watch young Angus ride the water horse above a large body of water. It should be noted that there are several intense scenes in the film.

This film presents its own imaginative and innovative plot as to the origins of the great creature who became a Scottish legend. The special effects are seamlessly done. Unfortunately, there are two utterances of the Lord’s name in vain which prevent us from awarding our Dove Seal to this movie as a family-friendly film.