Gregory's Two Girls (1999)

Forsyth's fallen of the map of late–his big-budget foray, Being Human bombed massively–all of which makes this sequel to Gregory's Girl all the more understandable. Thankfully, what might seem like a rather cynical exercise in milking a sure-fire hit formula has produced a gently comic film. Turning out to be one of Forsyth's most ambitious and satisfying movies, Gregory's Two Girls catches up with Greg after all these years. Still as awkward as ever, he's teaching English in the school he attended as a teenager, where he's given to fantasizing about one of his pupils, the self-assured Francis, while turning down the ardent advances of fellow teacher Bel. Caught between these two women, Greg is embroiled in a spot of industrial espionage, exposing a racket in torture equipment which his old school friend, local businessman Rowan is involved in.

Like the best of Forsyth's work, an air of sweet melancholy hangs over the film. For all its inspired comic moments, Forsyth's film is a poignant exploration of the sense of failure Greg feels for standing still while those around him are moving on. By the end, as Greg's comes out of his shell and engages fully with the world around him, the film becomes a study in renewal and second chances. –Edward Lawrenson

Director: Bill Forsyth

Cast:
Carly McKinnon … Frances
John Gordon Sinclair … Gregory Underwood
John Murtagh … Headmaster
Hugh McCue … Douglas
Dougray Scott … Fraser Rowan
Martin Schwab … Dimitri
Maria Doyle Kennedy … Bel
Alexander Morton … Norman (teacher)

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