Review of Whisky Galore! (1949) by Rob L — 06 Oct 2010
Sadly, this is sub prime Ealing - a genre that I usually like immensely. Maybe moving the action away from the Capital and trying out the whole remote Scottish island thing leads to a loss of sparkle? Either way, the Scottish accents are a disaster - even those actors who actually hail from North of the Border don't sound as if they do.
The humour only occasionally catches fire - ingenious methods of hiding whisky bottles provide the best moments. This movie would be baffling to anyone under 25 and confirmation in their eyes that only modern films are any good - that would be wrong and a shame.
This review of Whisky Galore! (1949) was written by Rob L on 06 Oct 2010.
Whisky Galore! has generally received positive reviews.
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