This is a very interesting short film from Ireland. The setting may be a little stagy, but this brings the script and acting to the fore. In bringing disparate characters together in one location, it's a little reminiscent of something like Reservoir Dogs. Plus there's a neat little plot turn. The Irish accents are quite thick at times. But really, the story could take place anywhere. The film, running about 15 minutes, has a beginning, a middle and an end. That's more than you can say for most short films. The writer-director Andrew Sneyd seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth after making this - what a pity. I imagine it's quite difficult to get hold of this little gem, but it's well worth discovering. You can read more about it at the film's web page
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Great short!
JackStanford19 December 2006
Was lucky enough to catch this at the Galway Film Festival in '98 on a trip back to the old country.
I don't give many full length movies a 10 out of 10 score but remember this is a short feature, and for what it is it's "brilliant", as my Mom used to say. If it wasn't for her Dublin accent I probably wouldn't have understood a lot of the movie (some of the slang went over my head), but the story is solid, well-conceived, well-told, and well-presented. I would have guessed the writer was pleased with the director and editors' result, but when you realize they (writer director and editor) were all actually the same guy it makes a lot of sense.
If you can, check it out. But will this ever be released over here? Maybe not without subtitles! ;)
I don't give many full length movies a 10 out of 10 score but remember this is a short feature, and for what it is it's "brilliant", as my Mom used to say. If it wasn't for her Dublin accent I probably wouldn't have understood a lot of the movie (some of the slang went over my head), but the story is solid, well-conceived, well-told, and well-presented. I would have guessed the writer was pleased with the director and editors' result, but when you realize they (writer director and editor) were all actually the same guy it makes a lot of sense.
If you can, check it out. But will this ever be released over here? Maybe not without subtitles! ;)
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