Cox's Glenrothan: Heartfelt Tale with Whisky

0:00Brian Cox, the guy who owns succession is Logan Roy, just step behind the camera for his first time directing with Glenn Rothen. He stars alongside Alan Cumming as two Scottish brothers split by the ocean and 40 years of bad blood. Cumming plays Donald, the younger one who bolted to America for a jazz life, while Cox is Sandy, holding down the family whiskey empire back home. A letter from Sandy finally pulls Donald back with his daughter and granddaughter in tow. The script comes from David Ashton, who worked with Cox on radio before. It's pitched as a love letter to Scotland, all about family riffs and coming home. But the visuals lean heavy on drone shots of pretty landscapes, feeling more like a travel ad than deep roots in the place. Folks are split on it. Cox skip premiering in Edinburgh Film Festival for Bigger Buzz in Toronto, even though Scottish tax dollars help fund it. That move undercuts the whole, Scotland's the best, vibe the story pushes, making a ring a bit false. The real standouts are Cox and Cummings chemistry.

1:03They nail the estranged brothers with no clear bad guy, mixing laughs and real talks by the lake. But the script quunks with obvious exposition and rushed emotions, like a hallmark flick with whiskey instead of beer. Glenn Rothen's out in cinemas now, rated 12a for some language and mild violence. For the look if you dig the leads carrying a heartfelt tale, do the gloss. That wraps nBur news today, brought to you with AI.