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Ian Fitzgibbon directs this Dublin-set crime comedy starring Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Jim Broadbent. Indebted to Dublin's most ruthless gangster, Darren Perrier (Gleeson), Michael McCrea (Murphy) embarks on a voyage through the city's underworld in a frantic search for the cash that will save his skin. Along the way he listens to the lamentations of his neighbour Brenda (Jodie Whittaker), confronts his estranged hypochondriacal father Jim (Broadbent) and gets embroiled in a fight at his local pub with Brenda's cheating boyfriend.
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By Bob Drake
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Perhaps it is significant that when I saw this film in a movie theatre in NYC I was the only person in the audience. Maybe not.
Jim Broadbent as Da has seen a ghost and is convinced that he will die if he falls asleep. Comic relief fails to describe his antics to stay awake.
Cillian Murphy as Michael McRea hasn't quite put away childish things. When he fails to repay a loan from Mr. Perrier (Brendan Gleeson) his thugs -- nasty people, they are -- are relentless in their pursuit, and one ends up dead from McCrea's gun by his ex-girlfriend (Jodie Whittaker) who really stole it to off herself, things get more than a bit crazy. Then there are the pit bull owners, the gay man bent on avenging his dead partner, and other Snatch- or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels-like weirdosities that Perrier's Bounty tries hard to emulate. And it sort of works.
Since I would pay to watch either Murphy or Broadbent read the telephone directory I rather liked Perrier's Bounty. I think you will, too.
Jim Broadbent as Da has seen a ghost and is convinced that he will die if he falls asleep. Comic relief fails to describe his antics to stay awake.
Cillian Murphy as Michael McRea hasn't quite put away childish things. When he fails to repay a loan from Mr. Perrier (Brendan Gleeson) his thugs -- nasty people, they are -- are relentless in their pursuit, and one ends up dead from McCrea's gun by his ex-girlfriend (Jodie Whittaker) who really stole it to off herself, things get more than a bit crazy. Then there are the pit bull owners, the gay man bent on avenging his dead partner, and other Snatch- or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels-like weirdosities that Perrier's Bounty tries hard to emulate. And it sort of works.
Since I would pay to watch either Murphy or Broadbent read the telephone directory I rather liked Perrier's Bounty. I think you will, too.
By Paul Toal
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Really enjoyable Dublin based film with superb cast. Very very funny movie I just rented on iTunes and had to get it on blu ray. Great price on here, worth a watch. It won't win any awards and won't make you cry but it's good story, funny, with great performances.
Format:Blu-ray
Set in modern day Dublin (Ireland) the story centres on a small time criminal (Cillian Murphy) who falls foul of vicious drug lord (Brendan Gleeson). A hard hitting true to life, at times witty and fast paced drama. Not for those of a sensitive disposition with strong language, violence and the Dublin slang (humour) may make it a little difficult for non - Dubs to appreciate.
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Not as Good as I hoped.
Dubi Humour...Great...
This let me down a bit. I was expecting great things, I mean yer man's in it.! Read more
This let me down a bit. I was expecting great things, I mean yer man's in it.! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. Derek Henry Burns
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Violent and not funny
I was expecting to watch a funny film with great cast. What I watched didn't make me laugh, I have no problem with violence in films in the correct context but the violence shown... Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2011 by C. J. P
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