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Overview
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Pearse Elliott (writer)
Release Date:
1 October 2004 (Ireland) more
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10 nominations more
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(2 articles)
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Decent comedy more (10 total)
Cast
(Credited cast)| Allen Leech | ... | Mo Chara (as Alan Leech) | |
| Tom Murphy | ... | Cerebral Paulsy (as Tom Jordan Murphy) | |
| Ciaran Nolan | ... | Scud Murphy | |
| Sean McGinley | ... | J.P. McCallion | |
| Pat Shortt | ... | Fergie | |
| Fionnula Flanagan | ... | Olivia | |
| Martin Rogan | ... | Mooney | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lisa Andrews | ... | Shauneen | |
| Seamus Ball | ... | Sweeney | |
| Rosina Brown | ... | Mo Chara's Ma | |
| James Collins | ... | Fergie's Gang #3 | |
| Johnny Collins | ... | Fergie's Gang #1 | |
| Michael Collins | ... | Tiny | |
| Paddy Collins | ... | Fergie's Gang #2 | |
| Aoife Connolly | ... | Nurse #1 | |
| Nicolas Cruz Hernandez | ... | Barry | |
| Gerry Doherty | ... | Mo Chara's Da | |
| Tom Doyle | ... | Piper | |
| Pearse Elliott | ... | Pusher | |
| Maurice Henry | ... | Paddy Rat | |
| Bill Hodnett | ... | Old Jeeves Type | |
| Eamonn Hunt | ... | Vet. Aidan Darwin | |
| Michael Joyce | ... | Fergie's Gang #5 | |
| Peadar Lamb | ... | Fitzgerald the Farmer | |
| Cora Venus Lunny | ... | Tania | |
| Sammie Mackie | ... | Old Blind Joe | |
| Bernard Manning | ... | Boy 2 | |
| Gerard McCartney | ... | Anarchist Slant Head | |
| Mark McCavanagh | ... | Body Builder Type (as Mark McCavannagh) | |
| Florrie McDonald | ... | Old Dear | |
| Dolores McHugh | ... | Nurse #3 | |
| Tom Murphy | ... | Slipper | |
| Jim O'Duill | ... | Sweeney's Kid | |
| Padraig O'Duill | ... | Babby | |
| Juan Oller | ... | Alfonse Meredith | |
| Jeff O'Toole | ... | Young Dealer | |
| Michael Rafferty | ... | Fergie's Gang #6 | |
| Selva Rasalingam | ... | Sheik Aga Fayed | |
| Joseph Reid | ... | Liam | |
| James Reilly | ... | Fergie's Gang #4 | |
| Billy Roche | ... | Man About Dog | |
| Glenn Ross | ... | Cracked Ribs (as Glen Ross) | |
| Kieran Ryan | ... | Coursing Judge | |
| Simon Teenan | ... | Philip | |
| Anna Tikhonova | ... | Natalia | |
| John Travers | ... | Kid Leader | |
| Holly White | ... | Nurse #2 | |
| Mal Whyte | ... | Giles | |
| Anna Yaskelevich | ... | Rebecca | |
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85 min
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A decent comedy following the misadventures of three young Belfast men who happen into the world of hare coursing.
Stylistically, this has the feel of a lot of British and Irish films of the past decade. It's aimed at the same market that made Trainspotting, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and Snatch such big hits. On a number of occasions I thought this was overdone; it seemed to be trying too hard to be Belfast's answer to those films. This would be forgivable from a new director but it's less understandable from Paddy Breathnach.
The acting is excellent. Allen Leech does a good northern accent, although it's not quite West Belfast. The storyline is entirely unbelievable, but I wasn't expecting realism!
6 out of 10 because it's funny in spots, but not THAT funny. I also think that to really appreciate it you have to have some interest in gambling in general, and gambling on dogs in particular. If, like me, you have neither, you'll probably find it a bit difficult to get into.