Whisky Galore (2016) (original) (raw)
Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship.
Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship. (less)
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Starring: James Cosmo, Ellie Kendrick, Tim Pigott-Smith, Fenella Woolgar, Eddie Izzard, Kevin Guthrie
Producers: Iain MacLean, Alan J. Wands
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Review by Brian Orndorf, May 11, 2017
6 / 10
Following the recent �Dad�s Army,� �Whisky Galore� is another remake that looks to revisit beloved British material with contemporary timing. It�s a reworking of a 1949 Ealing Studios Comedy, making another pass at a strange but true World War II story, offering director Gillies MacKinnon (�The Playboys,� �Hideous Kinky�) a chance to reassess older material with some degree of hindsight, permitted a shot at fixing the shortcomings of the original picture. Unfortunately, MacKinnon doesn�t reach down deep enough, showing signs of stress as he juggles the broadly comedic movements of �Whisky Galo ...read more...
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