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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Village VoiceSerena DonadoniVillage VoiceSerena DonadoniInstead of glorifying the amber liquid, Whisky Galore! is a love letter to an isolated community trapped in amber.
- 60Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayLos Angeles TimesNoel MurrayGranted, there’s not much reason to watch this Whisky Galore! so long as the 1949 version still exists. But it’s clear that everyone involved with this production had genuine affection for the material and for the very idea of old Scotland as a genteel utopia populated by kindly tippler
- 40Time Out LondonDave CalhounTime Out LondonDave CalhounDirected by Gillies MacKinnon, this new version lacks the mischief of the original and feels like a sluggish museum piece.
- 40The GuardianAndrew PulverThe GuardianAndrew PulverIt comes across as twee, comfy-cardigan film-making. And, Eddie Izzard’s best efforts notwithstanding, it simply isn’t very funny.
- 40CineVueMatthew AndersonCineVueMatthew AndersonA dry and surprisingly dull film, it is a comedy which doesn't induce a single laugh and a drama that doesn't engage emotionally or pull on the heartstrings at all.
- 30The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisGone is the original’s joyful sense of mischief; what’s left is an inoffensive piece of twaddle that never fully appreciates the ineluctable bond between community spirit and a drop of the hard stuff.