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Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000) 6.3
Brilliant, flamboyant master criminal Michael Lynch is more interested in his image and his posterity than the actual profit from his ill-gotten gains. Director:Thaddeus O'SullivanWriter:Gerard Stembridge |
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Cast
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| Kevin Spacey | ... | ||
| Linda Fiorentino | ... |
Christine Lynch
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| Stephen Dillane | ... |
Noel Quigley
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Lisa
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Tony Brady
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Commissioner Daly
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Fr. Grogan
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Gary Lydon | ... |
Tom Rooney
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Billy Lynch
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Alec
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Shay Kirby
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Tim Loane | ... |
Jerome Higgins
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Peter
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Michael Lynch is Dublin's most notorious criminal, his brazen robberies making him the bane of the Gardaí and a hero to his fellow working class city Northsiders. When not playing happy families with his two wives - sisters Christine and Lisa - and his children, Lynch is busy plotting elaborate heists, thinking as much about the showmanship of it all as he is the loot involved. On his case is Garda Noel Quigley, his determination to convict Lynch slowly turning into an obsession. Inevitably, a showdown looms. Written by Anonymous
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Michael just loves taking the law into his own hands!Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for language, some violence and sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 January 2000 (Ireland) See more »Also Known As:
Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Dieb See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
£80,444 (UK) (17 March 2000)Gross:
£80,444 (UK) (17 March 2000)Company Credits
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Bórd Scannán na hÉireann, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Icon Entertainment International See more »
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Words and Music by Ray Davies
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Originally this film was intended to be a film about Martin Cahill (aka The General) a Dublin crime lord. However when the makers discovered that John Boorman was making a film about him already, they changed the storyline. The original intent of the film can still be seen in certain sequences. When he tortures a member of his gang in the belief that he had stolen from him (there is a similar though more accurate scene in The General) and when visiting the gallery to steal the paintings (The General stole several painting that comprised part of the Beit collection in Russborough house) and also the fact that his 'wives' were sisters See more »Goofs
This movie was set around 1991-3. However, visible in a number of places are both Fiat Punto cars and CitySwift buses. These were not introduced until 1994 and 1995 respectively. In the bank raid scene, the notes which are stolen are Series III Irish banknotes. These notes were not fully introduced until 1996, and the £20 notes shown in the raid were not even partially introduced at the time the movie was set See more »Quotes
Christine Lynch: [to Michael] You know what you are? Wouldn't be everybody's cup of tea, but it suits me.See more »
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"Bluer Than The Blues"Words and Music by Ray Davies
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The film itself is a bit of a laugh. The part where Stevie laments over his poverty stricken child hood is hilarious. Fair enough the foreign actors such as Spacey's and Baxendale's accent are useless but sure at the end of the day its no big deal. The Gardai Siochanna are also a wild laugh with them following Spacey about through Dublin giving him plenty of stick. This film can't be taken seriously and was never intended to be. If you wanted the true story about Michael Cahill, go and watch 'the General' if you want to see a crowd of cowboys rampaging through Dublin making a mockery of the Gardai Siochanna then watch this film. All in all a good laugh but not one for 'serious viewers'.