A legend has been had in Scotland about a mythical creature known as a water horse. While two tourists are traveling through the area of Loch Ness and stop in at a pub, coming come across a picture of a creature rising from the water, they’re willing to dismiss it as a fake until a man sitting in the corner motions them over to tell them the story behind the picture.
During World War II, a young boy named Angus MacMorrow was clambering around the stones on the edge of the loch when he discovered a strange rock. He took it home and tried to break it open, discovering that it was filled with some strange goo. Before he could investigate further, he got called away by his mother, but when he returns, he finds that a strange creature has hatched from the egg, that being what the stone really was. The creature snaps at him at first, but when Angus feeds it some pieces of potato, he gets a friend for life. He names the creature Crusoe and decides not to tell his mother about it.
The Army has gotten some intelligence informing them that German submarines are headed that way, and they take up positions on cliffs overlooking the loch. The officers billet inside Angus’s home, and the captain takes a special interest in Angus’s upbringing, and in Angus’s mother. Feeling the need of extra help now that the Army is staying on the estate, Angus’s mother Anne hires a new handyman, Lewis Mowbrey, who quickly becomes an unexpected ally as Angus tries to keep Crusoe a secret, but the creature is growing so fast, he soon has no choice but to release him into the loch, where he grows to his full size and becomes known as the Loch Ness Monster.
This film had some comical and charming moments, but it’s not a movie for young children. There is some peril, and Crusoe is not always a sweet, cuddly creature. I wouldn’t recommend the film for a child younger than about eight. However, for parents and older children, this was an enjoyable film. It’s rated PG.
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