I hate musicals and went to see this out of a sense of duty. I was born in Leith. The film is probably a good rendition of the musical, the story a little formulaic and it has all the jarring scenes you get where a suspiciously large crowd milling around at an odd time of the day suddenly breaks into dance. Overall I enjoyed it and found it moving (indeed tears welled up) all the same.
I think that the film is a love-letter to Edinburgh and I guess that former Edinburgh folk world wide will flock to see the movie. My only criticism is that there did not seem to be as much use of Leith locations as the title would suggest (yes Edinburgh is beautiful and parts of Leith are disappointing). At the very least would have expected the actors to go to one Hibs game, I like the ones where they get beaten by Hearts, rather than just see a game on a pub TV.
The actors seemed to try to get the local lingo - oddly no "aye, right..." or "i know yer faither" (classic put downs in that part of the world). Jane Horrocks tried (noted use of 'the morn' for tomorrow) but I thought her accent never really seemed to settle. More could have been made of the story of the disabled serviceman and the cheeky nephew, I think.
The use of the Proclaimers music is excellent and set well within the story - the best scene was the opening scene in the Armoured Personnel Carrier before you knew who was who and the arrival of the lads in Edinburgh.
I think that the film is a love-letter to Edinburgh and I guess that former Edinburgh folk world wide will flock to see the movie. My only criticism is that there did not seem to be as much use of Leith locations as the title would suggest (yes Edinburgh is beautiful and parts of Leith are disappointing). At the very least would have expected the actors to go to one Hibs game, I like the ones where they get beaten by Hearts, rather than just see a game on a pub TV.
The actors seemed to try to get the local lingo - oddly no "aye, right..." or "i know yer faither" (classic put downs in that part of the world). Jane Horrocks tried (noted use of 'the morn' for tomorrow) but I thought her accent never really seemed to settle. More could have been made of the story of the disabled serviceman and the cheeky nephew, I think.
The use of the Proclaimers music is excellent and set well within the story - the best scene was the opening scene in the Armoured Personnel Carrier before you knew who was who and the arrival of the lads in Edinburgh.