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Paul Brannigan,John Henshaw,Gary Maitland,William Ruane,Jasmin Riggins,Roger Allam,Siobhan Reilly,Charlie Maclean,Daniel Portman,Paul DonnellyRating & Critics From Visitor For The Angels' Share User Rating The Angels' Share Movie : 3.8
User Percentage For The Angels' Share Movie : 80 %
User Count Like for The Angels' Share Movie : 4,451
All Critical Rating For The Angels' Share Movie : 7
All Critical Count For The Angels' Share Movie : 83
All Critical Percentage For The Angels' Share Movie : 88 %
Genres The Angels' Share Movie : Drama,Comedy
The Angels' Share Movie Review
The result is a sometimes gritty, occasionally charming Highland hybrid, but the final balance feels slightly off-kilter.Michael Posner-Globe and Mail
Loach takes us through the mysteries of whisky making, exploring the subtle tastes and scents in ways that will have audiences wishing they had a dram at hand. But a glass also serves more symbolic purposes ...
Linda Barnard-Toronto Star
If you want to look for it, you'll find a layer of metaphor (the distilling process as a symbol of the characters' evolution) and social-realist commentary amid the gentle, life-affirming laughs.
Colin Covert-Minneapolis Star Tribune
[Ken Loach] and his longtime screenwriter, Paul Laverty, find a good balance between drama and wacky character moments.
J. R. Jones-Chicago Reader
A lark, but it's a serious-minded lark, addressing issues of class and culture, the haves and have-nots.
Steven Rea-Philadelphia Inquirer
Charming enough to satisfy even the trenchant-commentary crowd.
Tom Russo-Boston Globe
Ken Loach walks on the lighter side
Robert Denerstein-Movie Habit
Drink it up!
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)-St. Paul Pioneer Press
The title, by the way, refers to the distillation process: the 2% of whisky that evaporates in the barrel is known as "the angel's share." I'm afraid there's more than 2% evaporation going on in Loach's latest.
Leah Churner-Austin Chronicle
Much like a stiff drink at the end of a long day, "The Angels' Share" gets the job done, but you're probably not going to remember it in the morning.
Mathew DeKinder-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Loach's realism lends an easygoing, ramshackle quality to the film that smoothes over any lack of tightness.
Jeffrey M. Anderson-Common Sense Media
Director Ken Loach's latest glimpse of the U.K. underclass is really two rather different movies, either of which I would've enjoyed on their own. But they don't really fit together in any satisfying or even logical way.
Christopher Lloyd-Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A fairy tale with its feet firmly on the ground.
Joe Williams-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Whether Robbie pulls off his caper should be left for the audience to discover. But Loach's great cinematic switcheroo goes off almost without a hitch.
Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI)
As heartwarming and uplifting as any tale could be that features vicious beatings and grand larceny.
Kelly Vance-East Bay Express
While it has some likable characters, particularly its charismatic lead, it's impossible to shake the feeling that we've seen this movie before.
Brian Tallerico-HollywoodChicago.com
Lead actor Paul Brannigan, the product of Glasgow's working-class East End, is a natural.
James Verniere-Boston Herald
The usual Loachian elements are all in place, but there is a gentle spirit at work here as well, and not just the alcoholic spirits around which the plot revolves.
Andrea Chase-Killer Movie Reviews
The Angels' Share is a stellar bit of activist cinema with a light touch.
Annlee Ellingson-Paste Magazine
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