Movie Review: The Angels' Share

If you’re into Scottish comedy movies then I would avoid The Angels' Share, even though it is billed as a comedy. I found this confusing as there are only about five jokes in it. 

Anyway, for those of you who are shocked to read that other countries besides the US make movies, I will fill you in on the plot. The Angels' Share is about a thug from Glasgow who is trying to clean his life up. After narrowly avoiding jail and becoming a dad, Robby’s quest to stay on the straight and narrow is made almost impossible by threats from his partner’s uncles. While on a whisky distillery tour Robby discovers he has a talent for identifying various kinds of the famous drink. In order to get a fresh break in life Robby and his pals decide to steal a few bottles of what is meant to be the world’s rarest malt to sell and be set-up for life. 

The Angels' Share is not a bad film. The plot is good, as well as the acting and the filming. However, it is quite boring. Not a lot happens sadly and besides a few great jokes and golden moments it falls flat. This movie could have easily been great if there had been more comedy and more peril, especially when Robby sets about stealing the world’s rarest whisky. There were a lot of missed opportunities here unfortunately. 

The Angels' Share gets 5/10.