Sunshine on Leith (2013)

Name: Sunshine on Leith
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Released: 2013-10-04
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Paul Brannigan, George MacKay, Kevin Guthrie, Jane Horrocks

PG | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Two soldiers return home to Edinburgh to resume their romantic and family lives.

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Paul Brannigan

Ronnie
George MacKay

Davy
Kevin Guthrie

Ally
Jane Horrocks

Jean
Peter Mullan

Rab
Freya Mavor

Liz
John Spence

Brendan
Paul McCole

Ewan
Emily-Jane Boyle

Christine
Antonia Thomas

Yvonne
Jason Flemyng

Harry
Emma Hartley-Miller

Janice
Elaine M. Ellis

Morag

(as Elaine Mackenzie Ellis)
Gayle Telfer Stevens

Francine
Sara Vickers

Eilidh

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1 win & 10 nominations.

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4 July 2014 | gacogan

| A guilty pleasure, actually a guilty ten.

I should hate this. I thought I would. Take a band whose music is real. A band who don't do poxy love songs. Who do great Scottish songs of independence. A band I admit to loving. Now you try to shoehorn their songs into a musical. It is going to suck. Isn't it?

Actually no. No need to critique whats wrong with this movie. Everything is. It sucks. Its terrible.

I loved every minute. Its not Momma Mia (thank God) Its not Easy Rider. But it is a really enjoyable movie. Loads of fun. Bright, lively and well worth a watch.

This is the perfect date movie. If you, like me, don't like chick flicks. If its too early to watch "The unbearable lightness of being". Then this is a great option. It's just good fun.

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Trivia

Shortly after the beginning of the film when Davy and Ally are singing "I'm On My Way", as they make their way down the high street dancing, they nearly bump into two men. The two men - twins - are Charlie Reid and Craig Reid: The Proclaimers.

Goofs

When Ally drops off Liz at the bus stop on The Shore, she picks up the 42 bus. The 42 bus doesn't stop there.

Crazy Credits

The initial credits show the main characters in short outtakes from the film. The order is Peter Mullan, Jane Horrocks, George Mackay, Antonia Thomas, Freya Mavor, Kevin Guthrie, Jason Flemyng, Paul Brannigan, Sara Vickers, Michael Beat (as Michael 'Cuban' Keat) and John Spence (as 'Wee' John Spence'). This is followed by a listing of the major crew (director, etc,) on a background of the city of Leith in sunshine. Then the credits revert to the traditional scrolling form, starting with the cast listed in order of appearance.