I have on tape or on DVD, almost every full-length Irish film ever made that is available to purchase, and some were not very good, but this one is by far the worst. The only one that comes close is The Butcher Boy, or I have to add this clunker - Ordinary Decent Criminal, the Kevin Spacey rip off of The General.
The sad part is that it could have been a very good, if not brilliant film! It's all in the screenplay. The writer could have changed a few major parts to make it more realistic and heart-warming, and what most movie goers want to see.
One of the reviewers wrote that it should receive wider distribution. It never made it to the States, and for good reason! The same reason Ordinary Decent Criminal didn't make it - they weren't good enough! I agree with Jack from Cork, whose review said it like it is - and he should know, coming from Cork! My wife is from Ireland, and even she had a hard time trying to figure out what was said. Some of the language between Pig and Runt was something that only they would understand. We could only guess.
We saw this on Netflix, so it didn't cost anything to see, and THAT'S what it is worth!
The sad part is that it could have been a very good, if not brilliant film! It's all in the screenplay. The writer could have changed a few major parts to make it more realistic and heart-warming, and what most movie goers want to see.
One of the reviewers wrote that it should receive wider distribution. It never made it to the States, and for good reason! The same reason Ordinary Decent Criminal didn't make it - they weren't good enough! I agree with Jack from Cork, whose review said it like it is - and he should know, coming from Cork! My wife is from Ireland, and even she had a hard time trying to figure out what was said. Some of the language between Pig and Runt was something that only they would understand. We could only guess.
We saw this on Netflix, so it didn't cost anything to see, and THAT'S what it is worth!