Mick, driving the bus, arguing with the passengers, chatting with his friends, the pub? The boy throwing the Stone, the bus accident? Upturned? He said he is sitting before the board, his being sacked? Involvement in the plot? In the car, seen the boy and pursuing him, the chase, on the edge, the boy seeming to save him, let him go, the crash, his injuries, in medical care, the race with the man in the wheelchair, his winning and being the King?ġ0. John, his friends, with Oscar, his upset with Deidre and her breaking off the romance? Working at the store, the boss and his superciliousness, the clashes, punching in, his being sick on the floor of the store, the manager upset? meeting with Lehiff, the plan, the masks, his keeping silence and writing notes, in the car, watching Sam, the plan going wrong, his return, the truth, the reconciliation with Deidre, his list for improvement, her accepting this?ĩ. Lehiff, the opening, his look, talk with the girl at the counter, sweet-talk, suddenly bashing her, stealing the money, the chase, his escape, meeting the bus driver? The talk and the plan? His meeting with Jerry and Jerry’s threats? the job, the abduction, wearing the masks, talking to Deidre, curiosity, cooking, his hitting her, her attempt to escape, his getting away, the car chase, Jerry pursuing him, the confrontation in the field, the director present, filming, pulling the gun, the director and his shooting Lehiff?Ĩ. The city, homes, pubs, streets, clubs, shops, police precincts? The musical score and the Irish tone?ħ. The title, the background of the theatre and a play, life and first and second acts?ĥ. The credits, the map, the indications of place, people and their places?Ĥ. The film’s impact depending on characters, plot developments, sub-plots, the intercutting? Their interconnections?ģ. ![]() A range of Irish stories, the transition from the 20th century to the 21st century, ordinary people, people considered losers?Ģ. Much of the film is Irish tongue in cheek, a blarney entertainment which is both serious and comic.ġ. In the meantime there is a desperate young man, Cillian Murphy, also involved with Kelly Mac Donald.Īnd there is a policeman played by Colm Meaney, pursuing Farrell, but also entangled with a television filmmaker who wants to portray his life on the streets for television. The film is a Dublin kaleidoscope of characters, continually intersecting.Ĭolin Farrell is quite intense as a thug, interacting with his partner’s girlfriend, played by Kelly Macdonald, who is having a relationship with a married man – to the anger of his wife who wants to kill him. Intermission indicates that the characters are at some middle point in their lives, between the important sections. ![]() Peter Malone's Film Reviews and ResourcesĬolin Farrell, Cillian Murphy, Colm Meaney, Kelly Macdonald, Brian O’ Byrne, Donald Wilmot, Shirley Henderson.Michael Fallon Books and Audio-visual Resources. ![]()
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