The Angels' Share
Synopsis
Four Friends. One Mission. Lots of Spirit.
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.
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νέο ξεκίνημα, δεύτερες ευκαιρίες, ένα υπέροχο bromance περιτριγυρισμένα από το πιο feelgood whiskey heist movie. Μέσα απ' την καρδιά και την ψυχή του Ken fokin' Loach.
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Much like Ken Loach’s own, Looking for Eric, his latest film also attempts to blend hard hitting social realism and broad comedic farce, and just like that aforementioned film the results are predictably mixed. Robbie is a delinquent desperately trying to change his ways since becoming a father for the first time. A community visit to a whisky distillery puts him, and his equally wayward friends, on the road to a new life, all they need to do is pull off an audacious heist.
It should come as little surprise that Loach is more comfortable during the first half of The Angel’s Share where Robbie’s downbeat situation and his desire to make a change for the better is palpable. The…
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As though we could have forgotten, Ken Loach’s abrasive statement this week in the wake of Margaret Thatcher’s death serves to remind us just how fastidiously the director has remained aligned to the plight of the working class throughout his career. One of the most famed of Britain’s social realists, he has steadily improved his craft since his first major impact in 1969’s Kes but has rarely strayed from that unashamedly leftist perspective. His latest is no different: a Scottish-set tale of a new young father sentenced to community service for assault, The Angels’ Share delights in transplanting its colourful cast of characters to the scene of a rare whiskey auction when they visit a highland…
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a feelgood wee movie και ΓΟΥΙΣΚΙΑ, τώρα θέλω να μιλάω και γω έτσι
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(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles by The Proclaimers is part of the soundtrack. i was this close to sing along in the middle of the cinema.
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Going into this I was expecting a comedy, but the laughs are few and far between. The film takes on a more dramatic and realistic atmosphere so the occasional laugh does help to lighten the mood.
I enjoyed the story, it was certainly out of the ordinary, you don't get many whisky heist stories in real life or on the silver screen. Then we have the more commonplace story about a young couple with a newborn child and no money etc. The mix of original story and the more obvious story (for a film like this) really blend well and just like a fine malt whisky it has lighter tones and contrasting darker tones when brought together create a sublime and pleasing sensation.
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An occasionally dark profane comedy.
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Nice heartwarming comedy about Scots and second chances that normal people always desire, but some hardly ever get because of their unfortunate background, surroundings and prison-like circumstances.
The main motif was unusual one, I admit I didn't know anything about whiskey and its production before seeing this movie. Now I can say I understand a bit about it - that was interesting educational part of the movie. But what I liked most are the real life characters we can easily sympathize with - Robbie, the main character, in some other hands than Loach's would seem a brainless junkie thug, but here we saw a heart of gold underneath that meager mass of fury and anger. He was all the way…
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Quite funny. And it makes ya thirsty for whiskey.
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A decent film with a happy ending. Reformed bad boy trying to go straight. Faithful girlfriend. Unpleasant surroundings. Second chance to go straight. And thick Scottish brogues.
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Although billed as a dramatic comedy, it takes quite a while to get into the more funny sections of The Angels’ Share. The first hour is filled with bleak moments, and spends a great deal of time introducing the audience to the rather depressing life of Robbie. Thanks to a fantastic performance from Paul Brannigan, this portion of the film is incredibly strong, and greatly adds to the heist portion of the film. You’ll want nothing more than to see Robbie break out of his criminal lifestyle and give his newborn son a different life from his own. Brannigan is very convincing as a young man who has only known petty crime and violence in his life, but he’s also charming enough for an audience to believe that he wants to turn things around.
Read the full review here: thetfs.ca/2013/05/17/review-the-angels-share/
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A light hearted feel good story about getting ahead. Not exceptional but entertaining all the way through.
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It's like four different films all put together, but luckily they were all pretty entertaining.
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Lovely scottish comedy!