Sunshine on Leith (2013)

Director: 

Dexter Fletcher

Plot synopsis: 

Two young Scotsmen, discharged from the British Army return home to Edinburgh after a tour in Afghanistan. Both they and their families try to go on with life as normal. Whilst bursting out in song throughout.

First thoughts: 

This film has been excellently reviewed and well advertised. I predicted it to be an uplifting, classic, feel-good musical. Following the generic everything will work out narrative with lots of catchy songs weaved throughout.

Rating: 2 Stars

Review (Unspoiled): 

Decent enough, the narrative is highly predictable almost annoyingly so. I found the accents of the majority very hard to understand throughout, even harder so when the characters were singing. On the subject of the musical aspect, I found the constant singing irritating and the all the songs to be comprised of just repetitive lyrics. Though I will say unlike Mamma Mia there was no Pierce Brosnan types, everyone could sing decently.

Bottom line: 

Glad I didn’t see it in the cinema cause it would mean I couldn’t fast forward through all the singing and it did need subtitles.

Recommend: 

No, it was not good enough for me to recommend to others.

Spoiler Section:

The only thing I would say in this section is to further my point of the predictable narrative, you just knew what would happen. The sister would say no and leave, the mother would find out about the daughter and Davy and Yvonne relationship would ultimately end with a reunion and fanfare flash mob duet.

Best Character: 

The sister, she followed her dream instead of sacrificing it for her man.

Worst Character: 

The mother, I didn’t care for her, I know the father cheated but I find it selfish to ask him not to see his daughter, she did nothing wrong and only wants to know her father.

Best Moment: 

The marriage song in the pub, this was the best song of the film.

Worst Moment: 

Either Yvonne slightly ruining the merry pub song with her talk of death or the end performance of  ‘500 miles’ as I fast forwarded the most of it, I much prefer the pitch perfect remix of the original song and ‘Titanium’.

Please feel free to comment your own views on the film if you've watched it, I would love to know how others felt about it.