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That Sinking Feeling
That Sinking Feeling
7.1
/10
252 Ratings

THAT SINKING FEELING

Directed by Bill Forsyth
United Kingdom, 1979
Comedy

Synopsis

Unemployed and aimless teenager Ronnie, and his hapless pals, spend their time hanging around the rainy parks and dingy cafes of dreary Glasgow. But their world is about to change when Ronnie hatches a complicated scheme to make them all rich by stealing stainless steel sinks from a warehouse.

Synopsis

Unemployed and aimless teenager Ronnie, and his hapless pals, spend their time hanging around the rainy parks and dingy cafes of dreary Glasgow. But their world is about to change when Ronnie hatches a complicated scheme to make them all rich by stealing stainless steel sinks from a warehouse.

Our take

Quick cash proves to be more than just a pipe dream in Bill Forsyth’s buoyant debut about a group of Glaswegian lads who speculate to accumulate in ludicrous fashion. Shrugging off a gloomy tradition of kitchen-sink realism, this cheery comedy looks at the follies of youth with genuine affection.