Whisky Galore!

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Remake of:

Tight Little Island

Original title: Whisky Galore!
Year: 2016
Running time: 98 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Gillies MacKinnon
Screenwriter: Peter McDougall
Music: Patrick Doyle
Cinematography: Nigel Willoughby
Cast: Ellie Kendrick, James Cosmo, Eddie Izzard, Sean Biggerstaff, Kevin Guthrie, Tim Pigott-Smith, Gregor Fisher, Fenella Woolgar, Naomi Battrick, Michael Nardone, Brian Pettifer, Kevin Mains, Ken Drury, Iain Robertson, Annie Louise Ross, Sean Scanlan, Matt Costello, Anthony Strachan, Ciaron Kelly, Alan Cuthbert, Andrew Dallmeyer, Mike Tibbetts, Doug Mathieson, Alex Mathieson, Holly Howden Gilchrist, John Sessions
Producer: Whisky Galore Movie Ltd
Genre: Comedy. Romance | 1940s. Remake
Synopsis / Plot: Scottish islanders try to plunder cases of whisky from a stranded ship.

Critics' reviews

"There’s little to dislike about this second shot of 'Whisky', with its appealing ensemble and hat-in-hand approach to the Ealing playbook; there’s just equally little reason for it to exist."

Guy Lodge: Variety
"Peter McDougall’s screenplay (...) resurrects key plot points without any obvious attempt to refresh or modernize (...) [It] is dry, dull and without kick or color"

Jeannette Catsoulis: The New York Times
"[It] is light and likable, if ultimately inessential (...) There’s not much reason to watch this 'Whisky Galore!' so long as the 1949 version still exists"

Noel Murray: Los Angeles Times
"[It] is light on laughs and feels out of place in 2016 (...) It all seems a bit flat here (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

Andrew Pulver: The Guardian
"What makes the film so pleasurable is the humour and lyricism (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Geoffrey Macnab: The Independent
"There’s little new in this remake of the 1949 classic, but its gentle wit is warming and welcome (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Kate Muir: The Times
"[An] entirely pointless remake of the classic Ealing comedy (...) [It] never finds its feet (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

Dave Calhoun: Time Out

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