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| Year of first release: 2012 | |
| Director: Ken Loach (Looking for Eric) | |
| Actors: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw (Red Riding: in the year of our Lord 1974/1983), Roger Allam | |
| Country: GB, B, F, I | |
| Genre: Drama, Comedy | |
| Conditions of visioning: 07.02.2015, SD VOD, Home cinema | |
| Synopsis: Condemned to hours of social work, a group of misfits discover the pleasures of Whiskey tasting. | |
| Review: I liked Ken Loach's Looking for Eric, and didn't know what to expect form this one. Well, you get the same social misery, and very down-to-Earth people speaking English (Scottish actually) with an accent I could barely follow. But then you also get the main message which is that one can get out of the infernal circle of poverty (basically following the footsteps of one's father), maybe not in the most noble (or legal) way, but you can do it if you have the will. And the touching main character that we follow (Robbie) finds the strength to change his fate (and become a good father) against all odds: no money, no job, life-long enemies everywhere, no skills (only apparently), no prospect to go anywhere. A nice lesson. I don't rate the movie better because apart from the good development of the aforementioned message the rest of the story, side characters, dialogs... have nothing in particular. |
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Rating: 6 /10
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The Angel's Share (2012)
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When I saw this movie for its release, I liked it for its strong message and also for the funny and interesting stories around the whyskey. As many Ken Loach movies, the book is very strong and focused on the poor part of the society. Unfortunately it is seldom as amazing as Looking for Eric. I would have rated 6/10 as well.
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