Whisky Galore!
Arrow Films | Release Date: May 12, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1
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70
Village VoiceSerena DonadoniMay 11, 2017
Instead of glorifying the amber liquid, Whisky Galore! is a love letter to an isolated community trapped in amber. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMay 11, 2017
Granted, there’s not much reason to watch this Whisky Galore! so long as the 1949 version still exists. But it’s clear that everyone involved with this production had genuine affection for the material and for the very idea of old Scotland as a genteel utopia populated by kindly tippler Read full review
50
VarietyGuy LodgeMay 17, 2017
Oddly stiff where Alexander Mackendrick’s original village farce was infectiously tipsy, Gillies MacKinnon’s interpretation is twee, tweedy and rather timid about putting its own stamp on a now-quaint story. Read full review
40
CineVueMatthew AndersonMay 25, 2017
A dry and surprisingly dull film, it is a comedy which doesn't induce a single laugh and a drama that doesn't engage emotionally or pull on the heartstrings at all. Read full review
40
The GuardianAndrew PulverMay 11, 2017
It comes across as twee, comfy-cardigan film-making. And, Eddie Izzard’s best efforts notwithstanding, it simply isn’t very funny. Read full review
40
Time Out LondonDave CalhounMay 2, 2017
Directed by Gillies MacKinnon, this new version lacks the mischief of the original and feels like a sluggish museum piece. Read full review
30
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMay 11, 2017
Gone is the original’s joyful sense of mischief; what’s left is an inoffensive piece of twaddle that never fully appreciates the ineluctable bond between community spirit and a drop of the hard stuff. Read full review
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