Greenes Please don't spend money on this.

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Joe Really surprised by Ken Loach! I've seen various of his films, and his films can be quite a cynical view on people at times despite the great ability to show humanity amongst it all as well.Here we have a more light-hearted movie as we see a handful of charming people who have been sentenced with community service to do, group together and find a cheeky way to get some money. Criminal it may be, but it all seems to not be (when it really is). Our main man really wants to change his life around now that he is a father and he is whom we concentrate our attention on.It's very funny, original, earthy and beautiful to watch. Some may have to concentrate to get to grips with the very strong Glasgow vernacular but it will be very much worth it.This is one I'd recommend to try. A nice simple gem of a movie. A really uplifting movie.

Adam Peters (58%) An above average modern day Scottish tale that successfully incorporates drama, comedy, and a heist movie in one satisfying package. Director Ken Loach is one of few film makers who has the ability to create a largely true to life depiction of life at the bottom step of British life that is both bleakly honest, bitingly tragic, yet still comedic and enjoyable to watch. Above all else this is a tale of redemption that has the ability to show its main character as a real human being with both a very good and a very bad side to his life unlike so many films with plain simple good guys and bad guys. This isn't a rival to Loach's best work, but there's enough here to make this worthy of a watch.

l_rawjalaurence Set in contemporary Glasgow, THE ANGELS' SHARE does not shy away from portraying the squalid reality of many young peoples' lives. Robbie (Paul Brannigan) has to complete long hours of community service, together with his friends Rhino (William Ruane), Albert (Gary Maitland) and Mo (Jasmin Riggins), while having to cope with the perpetual threat of attack from long-time adversary Clancy (Scott Kyle). However Robbie's 'minder' Harry (John Henshaw), who supervises him on his community service, introduces Robbie to the intricacies of scotch whisky, and Robbie's life is transformed as a result. In an attempt to improve his life, he becomes involved in an elaborate plot to steal an exceptionally rare brand of Scotch from a Highland distillery. While Paul Laverty's screenplay does not shy away from the seamier sides of Glasgow life, it nonetheless suggests that people can be redeemed, so long as they are provided with moral as well as emotional support. Harry seems an unlikely figure in this respect, but his basic honesty stands out in a film full of shady characters. The four youngsters (Robbie and his friends) are totally convincing in their roles - so much so that we share their pleasure when their scheme eventually succeeds and they can look forward to a better life, however transient that might be.

OJT Director Ken Loach is one of those directors which over and over shows us a part of the British society which most of us wouldn't know or understand if we weren't invited into by Loach or the likes of him, like Mike Leigh.In a strange way he draws us into stories we are really not that exited to see. I thought once again that I wouldn't bother to see this one. But I did, and I am glad I did.We're introduced to some characters on the poorer side of life in Scotland. They are petty criminals, of which some has had a troubled childhood. The start is from a court room, where we see some are sentenced to community service after doing different crimes. We meet up with young Robbie which want to change his life. He is to be a father, and just avoids prison. But he has a bad gang in his heels, and his girlfriend's father hates him because he's a nobody. His community service boss takes him an the others on cultural trips which gives hem cultural experiences and then to taste whiskey in a distillery. This sets off an idea, when they hear about the angel's share, which is the part of th whiskey which evaporates while the whiskey is under storage.Loach has found a good crew, and th newcomer Paul Brannigan is both charming and believable as thug who wants to change to better ways, but have troubles with getting away from his old environment. This film is very Scottish. I loved the way the Proclaimers' old hit song "500 miles" was incorporated into the film. it made th film immediately change into a feel-good film.This is both a realty drama and some kind of caper movie. It's exciting, and keeps interest the way through. It's also something for those who wants to lean more about whiskey.