Dark Lies the Island (film)
| Dark Lies the Island | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ian Fitzgibbon |
| Written by | Kevin Barry |
| Produced by | Michael Garland Catherine Magee |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Cathal Watters |
| Edited by | Stephen O'Connell |
| Music by | Stephen Rennicks |
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| Country | Ireland |
Dark Lies the Island is a 2019 Irish drama film directed by Ian Fitzgibbon from a screenplay adapted by Kevin Barry from his short story of the same name.[1] It stars Peter Coonan, Charlie Murphy, Moe Dunford, Pat Shortt and Tommy Tiernan. It was produced by Grand Pictures. It premiered at the Dublin Film Festival on February 27, 2019, and went on general release in Ireland and the United Kingdom on October 18th of that year.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (December 2024) |
Cast
[edit]- Peter Coonan as Doggy Mannion
- Charlie Murphy as Sarah Mannion
- Moe Dunford as Martin Mannion
- Pat Shortt as Daddy Mannion
- Tommy Tiernan as Richie Tobin
Reception
[edit]On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 67% based on reviews from 6 critics.[2]
In a review for The Irish Times, critic Donald Clarke praised the cast and cinematographer Cathal Watters but concluded "this impressive work fails to impose order on a too-busy melodrama that flails in a hundred directions without locating enough forward momentum."[1] Chris Wasser of Irish Independent characterised it as an Irish Fargo and judged it a "nasty, tone-deaf, diddley-eye disaster".[3] RTÉ's TV editor John Byrne in a 4-star review praised Coonan's "manic fervor" and Murphy's "Veronica Lake-like ice queen quality".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Clarke, Donald (October 16, 2019). "Dark Lies the Island: It looks good, they act well, but it doesn't work". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Dark Lies the Island". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Wasser, Chris (October 19, 2019). "Dark Lies the Island review: 'Cheap, incoherent and sorely lacking in structure and sense'". Irish Independent.
- ^ Byrne, John (October 16, 2019). "Dark Lies the Island: a dark and dysfunctional delight". RTÉ.ie.
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