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With its main joke in the title, An Everlasting Piece is a black comedy comprised of the most unexpected elements. In "Belfast, some time during the 1980s" the peace process is not going well. Muddling through are the likes of Colm (Barry McEvoy), a Catholic and George (Brian F O'Byrne), a Protestant. They are barbers at the Ballybackey Mental Hospital and immediately find common ground that transcends the violence around them. A get-rich-quick opportunity comes their way from the Hannibal Lecter-like inmate "The Scalper" (the hilarious Billy Connolly). Soon they're caught up in a wig sales competition that leads them into all sorts of trouble, not least a run-in with a small IRA group. Written by actor McEvoy, the backdrop is utterly realistic in being drawn from his own years growing up there. No street wall is without political graffiti, the streets are crawling with soldiers and every news report has a hard-hitting message. But the "gesture" that Colm wants to make--regardless of the friends' religious differences--is made all the more charming by the witty script and almost surreal situations they find themselves in. The film's producers sued Dreamworks for their minimal marketing of what they thought was a political faux-pas. Rest assured, Piece on Earth is a message no one will be offended by.

On The DVD: someone had fun crafting the animated menus with the scribbled writing idea that opens the film. Unfortunately, aside from a trailer and some filmographies of the cast and crew, the only extras here are some pages of informative production notes. A 1:1.85 presentation and 5.1 soundtrack are to be expected for a disc released mere months after the film's theatrical tenure. --Paul Tonks

DVD Description
DVD Special Features:

Production Notes
Filmographies
Theatrical Trailer
Languages; English
Subtitles; English, Croatian, Polish, Turkish, Czech, Danish, Hungarian, Swedish, Icelandic, Finnish, Hindi, Greek, Hebrew, Norwegian, Dutch, Arabic, Bulgarian

Dolby Digital 5.1
Screen Ration 1:1.85

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6 Reviews 5 star:  (3) 4 star:  (1) 3 star:  (1) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:  (1)           Average Customer Review (6 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   7 of 7 people found the following review helpful: YOU'LL LAUGH UNTIL YOU BLEED. IT'S SOO GOOD, 9 Nov 2001 By  cozmos86@hotmail.com (Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews I got this film thinking it was gonna star Billy Connolly. He does do a few short cameos but something. and to be honest you don't miss him! It is set in belfast during the 1980's. A young catholic man goes to work in a nut house and befirends a protestant. Then when a patient called THE SCALPER (connoly) arrives they decide to steal his clients n take over his wig business What fallows is pure comical genius and the belfast accents add to the fun and make you wanna cry with laughter. I personally can't rate this film high enough But behind this (sometimes dark) comedy is a gentle heart as we follow the 2 men through the trials of religion and the divide of religion Truly inspiring For protestants and Catholics. An exmaple to us all  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: very smart, and excrutiatingly funny, 24 April 2006 By  M. Moore (London, UK) - See all my reviews    This film was so funny in some parts, I almost peed myself. My husband is from Northern Ireland, and thought it was a brilliant comedy that was well balanced (the film polked fun at all sides). This film isn't politically offensive, but I could see how some folks who aren't really informed about Northern Ireland or who just plain lack a sense of humour wouldn't get it or find it entertaining. If you like smart, punchy comedy.. this film is a real little gem.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: Very, very funny, 7 Dec 2003 By  M. Chataway - See all my reviews    I bought this DVD off Amazon's recommendations so it probably does appeal to my sense of humour but it is, mostly, very funny. I'm not sure I get the moral lesson at the end (if there's supposed to be one) but that didn't matter. Overall, the story of a protestant and a catholic trying to set up a business together iss hilarious. From my very limited experience of Northern Ireland, it is also pretty true to life in showing how people have adapted to a society which is at once divided and united and to all the oddities that the past 50 years have thrown up.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 6 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews Not as funny as I'd hoped. Good enough film with some sublime moments. However; Billy Connolly is not exactly prolific in this, he almost seems uncomfortable with his role at time. Read more Published 21 days ago by Ben Bottle Pants wettingly funny I first saw this film on tv last year, never having heard of it before. As i saw Billy Connoly's name, and i couldn't sleep, I settled down to watch what was one of the most... Read more Published on 31 May 2003 by Miss D Morrison