I don't know if it is a spoiler to say that a large group can be fooled by a look alike (or to wishfully go along with it) but that is exactly what happened not only in this film but also for real, in the time of Michel de Montaigne where there was a trial he heard about and journeyed to and attended, to see a man tried for his fakery, who had posed as husband in a home that wasn't his. This promoted Montaigne to write an essay called "Of Liars", 1574. The French film of it is Le Retour de Martin Guerre based on that real life event and the American version is called Sommersby. That is why I don't agree with previous reviews that say it is not possible. It was historically documented as having happened. It continues to be a very compelling idea worth watching and Matthew Rys is wonderful in this movie! Well, a whole cast of very worthy actors makes this a delight! My children and I watched Johdi May in her first movie and who can not appreciate Andrew Scott in Foyle's War, before his Moriarty fame. Great movie idea, great acting all around and thanks to IMDb, great fun to see who's who.
Review of The Scapegoat
