Bad Day for the Cut (2017)

A middle-aged Irish farmer, who still lives at home with his mother, sets off on a mission of revenge when the old lady is murdered.

Director:

Chris Baugh

Writers:

Chris Baugh, Brendan Mullin

Stars:

Nigel O'Neill, Susan Lynch, Józef Pawlowski

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nigel O'Neill	...	Donal
Susan Lynch	...	Frankie Pierce
Józef Pawlowski	...	Bartosz
Stuart Graham	...	Trevor Ballantine
David Pearse	...	Gavigan
Brian Milligan	...	Jerome
Anna Próchniak	...	Kaja
Stella McCusker	...	Florence
Ian McElhinney	...	Eamon
Lalor Roddy	...	Leo McMahon
Frankie McCafferty	...	Bernard
Ryan McParland	...	Ossie
Shashi Rami	...	Vivian
Andrew Porter	...	Damien
Fo Cullen	...	Liz

Storyline

A middle-aged Irish farmer, who still lives at home with his mother, sets off on a mission of revenge when the old lady is murdered.

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Plot Keywords:

revenge | farmer | murder | ireland | death of mother | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Плохой день, чтобы свести счеты

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,510

Company Credits

Production Co:

Northern Ireland Screen, Six Mile Hill Productions, XYZ Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Nigel O'Neill, Ian McElhinney, Stella McCusker and Lalor Roddy all previously acted in Game of Thrones (2011)

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Goofs

[All goofs for this title are spoilers.]

User Reviews

This Northern Irish thriller is a cut above

Revenge thrillers are fairly common, so much so that when going into a new one the tendency is to lower your expectations given that most are pretty generic and samey. Well, I have to say that this Northern Irish effort is a cut above most of them. Its story is one that sounds pretty familiar. A farmer seeks bloody revenge against the criminals who murdered his mother one dark night. It's essentially a plot line that on the face of it sounds fairly typical but the way it is delivered to screen ensures that this is a film which stands out.

First off, the Northern Irish setting is a bonus right from the get-go. There aren't too many films made in this part of the world, so it gives things a fresher feel. Plus, the undercurrents of the Troubles are interwoven into the story as a background which ultimately informs the events in the present day. You could also find the tit-for-tat violence between the two parties here an analogy for the violence of the past in which one murder led to another and another. It is a film which combines its bloody thriller moments with a healthy dose of black comedy though. It's a balance it gets just right without ever sacrificing the seriousness of the main plot-line. Of additional benefit here is the acting performances of both Nigel O'Neill as the vigilante farmer and Susan Lynch as the unhinged crime boss. The former puts in a thoroughly engaging and sometimes funny performance as the sympathetic farmer out for retribution and answers, while the latter is very convincing as the dangerous psychotic behind events, it is also a nice change to have the crime boss a woman. The story has enough twists and turns to ensure it is always compelling and it ends very effectively also. In other words, this is an extremely good thriller which must be seen by more people.