Tacticalin An absolute waste of money

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

CountZero313 Robbie, a young man on a community payback scheme trying to turn his life around for the sake of his newborn son, comes up with a plan to give him a financial head start. He recruits his fellow offenders to his caper.The Glasgow-set collaborations of Ken Loach and Paul Laverty always sit somewhere on a spectrum that runs between socialist realist politics and crowd-pleasing mischief. This outing sits more towards the crowd-pleasing end. As such, the young protagonist's underclass credentials are evidenced merely by his scars, tracksuit and chest-puffing in the face of his adversaries. His partner only ever speaks to him about pulling up his socks for their child; stilted, clunky exchanges that supply information and do nothing for characterisation. The young woman's thuggish family are cardboard cut-out neds who speak in clichés. So, characterisation is simplistic and dialogue always pure exposition. However, anyone looking for some pay off in the plot will be sorely disappointed. It is pretty obvious from the beginning how things will play out, with the exception of one genuinely surprising, and humanistic, twist. At one point Robbie is being chased by bad guys when his father-in-law incredulously appears like Batman in his Nedmobile to rescue him, before snarling more ned clichés at him. Paul Brannigan as Robbie has a certain look and charisma, but he can't act. The young actor's story, in many respects paralleling the character he plays, is touching, and perhaps Loach and Laverty are using cinema to smuggle in some kind of social rehabilitation programme for worthy but underprivileged young men. But one part of me wishes they'd use real actors, or at least send their discoveries to acting school before filming starts.As someone who grew up in inner-city Glasgow I always feel I *should* like these Loach/Laverty films, and wonder if my conflicted emotions come from the part of me that is Glasgow. But 'The Angel's Share' has made up my mind for me - these films are just below-par cinema. I get that the script is meant to be a fable, but not one line of dialogue stayed with me, or resonated to a deeper place. The characters, like those in 'My Name is Joe', are all meant to be lovable rapscallions, but the visceral violence that can be a very real event in Glasgow is not represented here, and the truly pitiful aspects of these young men's pathetic and self-destructive delusions about 'masculinity' require a complexity of portrayal that seems beyond these filmmakers. There is a psychology and dialectic at work that defies easy ideological explanation, but that ease is all Loach and Laverty ever reach for. Loach's so-called naturalistic directing is simply workmanlike camera-work that fails to add shade or depth to character. I can't think of one shot in this film that struck me as cinematic.I applaud the good intentions of Loach and Laverty, but their execution is sorely lacking. I think the praise they garner comes more from the middle class guilt of broadsheet critics, and the desperate relief of disenfranchised Glaswegians at ANY attempt at all to portray their lives on screen. Wooden acting, under-realised framing, and a flat, under-developed script - apart from a few chuckles at comments by dim-witted characters, what exactly is there to like here? What is this film doing that was not done by Bill Forsyth 30 years ago, only ten times better? These filmmakers need to be judged by the same standards that apply to the likes of Kevin Macdonald, Edgar Wright and Christopher Nolan. Glasgow is a great city that lends itself to cinema, and its people have a myriad of human tales to tell. It is a potential criminally untapped by Loach and Laverty.

Armand it is that kind of film who becomes great, step by step, scene by scene for the extraordinary science of scriptwriter and director to discover and preserve the perfect note of story. a film about a trip, a team and a drink. realistic at whole but, for this cause, really fantastic. it is bitter and nice, cruel and fragile definition of life sense. nothing complicated. only, just few decisions. ant important is the obscure, at first sigh, cast, just few people who creates a small universe dimensions , rules and links. John Henshaw and Paul Brannigan are convincing in the skin of characters but the seed of many memories is absolutely crazy art of Gary Maitland to create Albert . must see it !

prys2007 The Angel's Share is a tale of struggle and hope through deprivation where there seems no way out. Robbie (Paul Brannigan) faces time behind bars for assault unless he can turn his life around. With no family, except for the one he is trying to create with his girlfriend, Robbie meets new friends while serving the community and a father figure in Harry (John Henshaw).Robbie first has to deal with his violent past as enemies are out for revenge while his girlfriend's father wants to get rid of him. Harry introduces him, and the other colourful juveniles, to a different side to Scotland through its heritage and national drink: Whisky! The making of in this case. Discovering a hidden nose for the dram Robbie becomes gripped by the Whisky connoisseur way of life so different from his own. He impresses Harry with his enthusiasm and skill and also a Whisky collector Thaddeus (Roger Allam). Robbie is himself impressed by a particularly rare malt being sold for a high price in the Highlands. Robbie decides he needs money for his new family and he needs it quick so he and his pals pack their bags, don their kilts and see what they can do about this vintage malt...I like the way Ken Loach makes films e.g. getting the script out only on the day of filming, as it creates spontaneity and real character from the actors. I thought Paul Brannigan was excellent for an amateur and brought his own troubled experiences through in a way that was genuine and heart-felt. I loved the characters in this film delivered by excellent comic actors with great timing. The Angel's Share is about struggle, friendship and Whisky so what's not to love? If I was trying to be funny at this point in the review I would say it's Glasgow's answer to Sideways (2004)...

Tifaine Dayot This movie is very funny, we spend good time watching it. Characters are appealing and touching and we have lots of sympathy with them. We realize how it's important to believe in our dreams even we have many problems. I think this movie gives hope to everyone who feels desperate. I advise you all to watch it.This movie is very funny, we spend good time watching it. Characters are appealing and touching and we have lots of sympathy with them. We realize how it's important to believe in our dreams even we have many problems. I think this movie gives hope to everyone who feels desperate. I advise you all to watch it.