Director Ken Loach is one of those directors which over and over shows us a part of the British society which most of us wouldn't know or understand if we weren't invited into by Loach or the likes of him, like Mike Leigh.
In a strange way he draws us into stories we are really not that exited to see. I thought once again that I wouldn't bother to see this one. But I did, and I am glad I did.
We're introduced to some characters on the poorer side of life in Scotland. They are petty criminals, of which some has had a troubled childhood. The start is from a court room, where we see some are sentenced to community service after doing different crimes. We meet up with young Robbie which want to change his life. He is to be a father, and just avoids prison. But he has a bad gang in his heels, and his girlfriend's father hates him because he's a nobody. His community service boss takes him an the others on cultural trips which gives hem cultural experiences and then to taste whiskey in a distillery. This sets off an idea, when they hear about the angel's share, which is the part of th whiskey which evaporates while the whiskey is under storage.
Loach has found a good crew, and th newcomer Paul Brannigan is both charming and believable as thug who wants to change to better ways, but have troubles with getting away from his old environment. This film is very Scottish. I loved the way the Proclaimers' old hit song "500 miles" was incorporated into the film. it made th film immediately change into a feel-good film.
This is both a realty drama and some kind of caper movie. It's exciting, and keeps interest the way through. It's also something for those who wants to lean more about whiskey.
In a strange way he draws us into stories we are really not that exited to see. I thought once again that I wouldn't bother to see this one. But I did, and I am glad I did.
We're introduced to some characters on the poorer side of life in Scotland. They are petty criminals, of which some has had a troubled childhood. The start is from a court room, where we see some are sentenced to community service after doing different crimes. We meet up with young Robbie which want to change his life. He is to be a father, and just avoids prison. But he has a bad gang in his heels, and his girlfriend's father hates him because he's a nobody. His community service boss takes him an the others on cultural trips which gives hem cultural experiences and then to taste whiskey in a distillery. This sets off an idea, when they hear about the angel's share, which is the part of th whiskey which evaporates while the whiskey is under storage.
Loach has found a good crew, and th newcomer Paul Brannigan is both charming and believable as thug who wants to change to better ways, but have troubles with getting away from his old environment. This film is very Scottish. I loved the way the Proclaimers' old hit song "500 miles" was incorporated into the film. it made th film immediately change into a feel-good film.
This is both a realty drama and some kind of caper movie. It's exciting, and keeps interest the way through. It's also something for those who wants to lean more about whiskey.