Formula 51 Movie DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | Action Comedy Film | Perfect for Movie Nights & Home Entertainment

I have this as "The 51st State." It would seem that the US release as Formula 51 must have been edited to result in a different movie as the European version is brilliant. Then again, being English I probably understand it better than most Americans (that sounds insulting; to clarify, being a native Brit means I'm more attuned to the accents, the slang and the geography). The kilt issue is explained at the end when Elmo claims his birthright as the descendant heir of a bloodline resulting from the rampant couplings of a Scottish plantation owner and his negro slave (back when that sort of thing was done). Altogether, a riotous gangster flick - Lock, Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels with more humour set in a city other than London. The irony here is that Carlyle, a Scot, plays a Scouser (slang for a person from Liverpool, England) whilst Jackson, an African-American, plays a nominal Scot (albeit with the usual SLJ vocal delivery instead of a more Celtic expressionism). For a Hollywood movie this captures the more offbeat aspects of British culture brilliantly (namely football - or soccer, if you prefer - our slang and our humour, among other things) and does it as well as British-made movies of a similar ilk, such as Lock, Stock..., Snatch, and Gangster No. 1.If you don't get it first time, watch it again. And again. And again. Then visit England and try our lager (most of which is German or Danish) and our steak (which is certified 110% safe, unlike that from France). It's worth the effort (visiting England, not the movie!)."Will you now be taking your putt, Mr. McElroy?":-D