In a stroke of genius they cast Robbie Coltrane. In all the Scottish actor’s best work there’s a hint of menace and a feeling of an internal war being conducted underneath the external bluster. National Treasure makes great use of that, showing us a man whose outer image is far from the weaselling reality within. National Treasure, it could be said, arrived at just the right time. National Treasure starts on Channel 4 on Tuesday at 9pmComments will open later todayThe Coltrane FileBorn Anthony Robert McMillan on 30 March 1950 in Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire.

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2016 23:03 UTC