Intermission (2003)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

John Crowley

Writer:

Mark O'Rowe (writer)

Release Date:

29 August 2003 (Ireland)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Life is what happens in between.

Plot:

A variety of losers in Dublin have harrowingly farcical intersecting stories of love, greed and violence.

Plot Keywords:

Break Up | Violence | Robbery | Irish | Older Man Younger Woman

Awards:

6 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Colin Farrell	...	Lehiff
Kerry Condon	...	Café Waitress
Johnny Thompson	...	Old Man in Café
Emma Bolger	...	Child with Ice Cream
Deirdre Molloy	...	Woman in Shopping Mall
Cillian Murphy	...	John
Brian F. O'Byrne	...	Mick
Derry Power	...	Elderly Man on Bus
David Wilmot	...	Oscar
Owen Roe	...	Mr. Henderson
Neilí Conroy	...	Helen
Kelly Macdonald	...	Deirdre
John Rogan	...	Alfred
Tom Farrelly	...	George
Gerry Moore	...	Seamus Ruane

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, some sexual content and violence.

Runtime:

105 min | Canada:102 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

Ireland | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Hungary:16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Italy:VM14 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | UK:18 | Canada:18A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Brown Sauce Film Productions

Quotes:

Lehiff: 'Cause when there's something there...
Café Waitress: Some chemistry.
Lehiff: Right! Who knows where the sparks will lead? An' a fella like myself, a stranger could just be a bit of fun in the sack, no more than that. Or, and it's not that crazy, your soul mate, eh?
Café Waitress: Yeah, you've got a point.
Lehiff: On the otherhand, I could just be a thief or something.
Café Waitress: What do you mean?
Lehiff: Some villain, just waiting for my chance to
[punches her]
Lehiff: smack your jaw and rob the register while the place is empty.
[jumps counter, robs register]
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Soundtrack:

True

Much better than rating suggests

Frankly, too many IMDb critics are expecting "films" instead of movies, because viewed simply on its entertainment merits, "Intermission" was one of the better movies of 2003. There is no "cinematic" brilliance here. It's not a pretty thing played by thespians to pander to Cannes film snobs, but the movie is funny as hell. Colin Farrell fans might be disappointed, because he's really just a bit player, though a quite good one. But Colm Meaney is absurdly good, and the movie as a whole is prepossessing and original. Quality work - Think Guy Ritchie meets "The Full Monty."