I love this film can't stop watching it, also can't stop singing the songs in my head the acting is first class the music too, the story along the way is touching, get the hankies out its got everything you want in a movie it makes you laugh it makes you sad and above all it makes you happy in one word 'Wonderful' it's best to see it 2-3 times to see what you missed the first time! I have watched about 20 times now and counting!! Jane Horrocks gives a marvellous performance as Jean and Peter Mullan was superb but all the cast were fantastic too it's a pity there aren't more films of a similar nature to this instead of all these 'Super Heroes' film noir. The Director Dexter Fletcher who is also an actor needs commending and I will be following him on what he does in the future either acting or directing his latest film being Eddie the Eagle! 10/10

First off, I'm not a fan of musicals so my lack of love for this movie can and should be taken with a grain of salt. However, I am a big fan of The Proclaimers and having visited Edinburgh twice in the last couple of years, thought I would enjoy the scenery (which I did).Here's the thing. In my experience of The Proclaimers, they (like the good Celts they are) sing about three things: Love&Sex / God / Politics, This movie only shines the light on one, which is why I think I found a movie inspired and infused with their music, disappointing.Case in point, the song Cap in Hand does not find it's way into this movie - that's all you really need to know.Some heartwarming scenes - and Edinburgh is stunning and beautifully shot, but that's about it.

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.

OK, I'll admit that I always loved the Proclaimers, and dragged my husband off to see this movie knowing that some of their songs were included. After 20 minutes, I'd reached the uncomfortable realisation that this was a full-on musical with a song (and often a dance) number every 5 to 10 minutes. Hubby doesn't like musicals so I didn't know how he was going to survive this one. As it turned out, the movie was a lot of fun, well acted, and with 3 good story lines without predictable endings. And the music was great. Plus there was a cameo of the Proclaimers themselves (coming out of a pub doorway early in the film as the 2 soldier boys sing their way back home). This movie is a good example of what can be done on a low budget if it has a decent script and good actors.