As a Glaswegian I had high hopes for this film but was left bitterly disappointed. The acting and direction of the film was pretty poor throughout. Arthur Thompson sounds Irish through the whole film, probably because he was played by an Irish actor, which leaves you asking, why cast an Irish actor that can't do a Scottish accent as Glasgow's godfather? A lot of the other actors attempts at Glaswegian accents were awful as well. I understand we have a distinct way of talking which is not only hard to portray but hard for others to understand, but that takes the authenticity out of the film. Parts of the film are cheesy and I was left cringing at times, especially the parts about the child ferris. Mostly I was just disappointed because it's such great story and the film just doesn't do it justice. I would love to see a high budget remake with better actors. I genuinely think if that was made it would be gangster classic.
Review of The Wee Man
