The Water Horse IIII (out of five stars) Cast: Alex Etel, Priyanka Xi, Emily Watson, David Morrissey, Ben Chaplin Rated: PG for some action/peril, mild language and brief smoking.

The new handyman (Ben Chaplin) tells Angus and his sister (Priyanka Xi) that it may be a mythical Celtic water horse. Angus gains courage as he tries to keep the creature safe.

Taking the legend of the Loch Ness monster out for an engaging ride, "The Water Horse" benefits from a strong sense of time and place, lush photography and committed performances.

However the discovery of the water horse, dubbed Crusoe, soon has them working together to keep the secret. Crusoe, it seems, is a magical creature who grows by leaps and bounds.

Angus has a sister, Kirstie (Priyanka Xi), whom he swears to secrecy; and a father who’s off fighting in the war. His mother, Anne (Emily Watson), is the caretaker of the estate and is too ...

However, the predictability of The Water Horse isn’t a bad thing. It’s the kind of approach that fulfills expectations and feels right in a way that something more surprising likely wouldn’t.

The Water Horse:Legend of the Deep: Fantasy adventure. Based on the book by Dick King-Smith. Starring Alex Etel, Emily Watson and Ben Chaplin. Directed by Jay Russell. (PG. 105 minutes. At Bay ...

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Angus's father has long been away with the navy, leaving Angus with his mother, Anne (Emily Watson), the housekeeper at a gorgeous country house, and his older sister, Kirstie (Priyanka Xi).