Alien at the Movies

A Castle for Christmas 

A popular American novelist runs away to Scotland to hide out when her fans turn out her. Sophie Brown ( Brooke Shields) escapes to visit her family roots & ends up buying a castle from Myles (Cary Ewes), a duke who has fallen on hard times & must sell to pay off debts. True to the romantic comedy genre, the story is formulaic & predictable but it still is entertaining. Sophie & Myles will take an instant dislike to each other, slowly draw close to each other, then split up, & finally get back together. No surprise. The Scottish backdrop, the culture, the people, & the accents are terrific. Plus it’s set during the Christmas holiday season. It just may be the feel-good movie that you were looking for.

Alien gives it 2½ “Dun Dunbar” stars out of 4.