The Angels' Share (2012)

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Directed by

Ken Loach

Starring (View all)

Paul Brannigan
Robbie

Siobhan Reilly
Leonie

John Henshaw
Harry

Gary Maitland
Albert

William Ruane
Rhino

Jasmin Riggins
Mo

Scott Dymond
Willy

Scott Kyle
Clancy

Written by

Paul Laverty
screenplay

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A good movie

9 years, 3 months ago at Jan 8 22:53

johanlefourbe

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since I have been following Ken Loach's work for almost 20 years by now, I was still eager to check it out. Once again, Loach gave us his usual grim vision of the working class in the UK but, as usual, it was always as gripping as it was back then in the 90's. Indeed, instead of glamorizing those characters, you get a much more realistic ... read more

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Description: A bittersweet comedy about a Glasgow boy locked in a family feud who just wants a way out. When Robbie sneaks into the maternity hospital to visit his young girlfriend Leonie and hold his newborn son Luke for the first time, he is overwhelmed. He swears that Luke will not lead the same stricken life he has led. On community service Robbie meets Rhino, Albert and Mo for whom, like him, work is little more than a distant dream. Little did Robbie imagine that turning to drink might change their lives - not cheap fortified wine, but the best malt whiskies in the world. What will it be for Robbie? More violence and vendettas or a ne ... (more)

Release date: 1 June 2012

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"This is a delightfully bittersweet comedy about a young punk in Glasgow trying to turn over a new leaf. It seems like a predictable story at first glance, but as it progresses, you really do grow to like the main character and want to see him come out okay. Nearly all the jokes hit their mark, even when the joke is on the protagonist. But the main thing the movie did for me was the last half-hour. I'm not going to say exactly what happens, but I will say it's just fantastic in how morally ambigu"