jmburton If IMDb's ratings system were based on colours rather than numbers, then for me, Sunshine on Leith would be beige. Bland characters, bland plot, and, without the raucous, earnest vocal delivery of the Reid brothers, the songs are rendered thoroughly bland too. Such a pity. This film should've been lively, full of energy, and engaging, but it just ambles along. I didn't connect with this film, never developed empathy for the characters, but worst of all, not once did I tap my toes.

Prismark10 Well Mamma Mia was Abba songs put to music mixed in with a storyline set in a romantic Greek island.Sunshine on Leith is songs by The Proclaimers with a story involving two squaddies who have served in Afghanistan. One of their mates has been injured in a roadside bombing and they have left the army and returned to their family and an uncertain future or more accurately a job in a call centre.I thought at first if there would be enough catchy songs here given that like most people in Britain over the age of 40 we would only be familiar with two of the songs by The Proclaimers that were hits back in 1986.However this low budget musical acquits itself well. It is rather cheesy, many of the songs are good enough which rather suggests that The Proclaimers deserve to be better known for their other songs.The actors even Peter Mullan put in a lot of gusto in the song and dance numbers, although I think Jane Horrocks looked too young to be his wife.It is a slight story involving tangled romances and ghosts of the past. I did think the bittersweet romantic story of the two soldiers did not really work for me. I liked the rousing finishing song and dance number and although there are some nice scenes set in Edinburgh, I would had to have seen more of Leith itself.

gacogan 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.

diggus doggus Alright, so it was *my* fault for watching this; "The Film by The Proclaimers!", said the promos, and i should have known better than to think they've had a hand at directing. No, this is The Film *OF* The Proclaimers.Imagine a whole two hours of proclaimers videos; imagine each video tries to shovel in a different range of emotions. Imagine the most tenuous thread holding these together and you have Sunshine On Leith, whose sole real merit is to have scenes shot in Edinburgh in it.It's not a Comedy / Drama / Romance / Musical, it's a Musical of the worst, most disjointed kind, where very minor (and totally out of place) comedy/drama/romance have been thrown in.If you absolutely *adore* the proclaimers, if you LOVE musicals and care nothing about film quality, rush to the theatres because this film is for you. For anyone else, stay away. Its a stinker.My vote: 4/10 . and thats it.