This had potential only for dreadful casting for the Gardai. The lead could act and was credible in the role. I expected worse to be honest. Pauline O'Driscoll was terrible as lead cop and looked like a head school teacher and her superior was even worse. The narration was unnecessary and took away from the credibility of the movie also. Some scenes good and some not so good. Plots were stolen from Kin and The General, but I made it to the end which was surprising. With a decent director and some removal of "actors" like baz black etc...this could have been really good. Gangland in Dublin is a lot more intricate and complex than this and more characters with power would have helped. The Garda unit also, way to simple and poorly cast for this to be credible. Overall, just about watchable and mainly due to the lead and his sidekick.
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ropelawshiel15 May 2023
I know none of the acters or writers, but found this very good it managed to have, a beginning middle and satisfying end, a few twists very down to earth sort of feature that had that 1970s feel, nothing fussy with interesting characters. Violent nothing overly gory and I felt it had a certain realism even though the plot was contrived to make a story. I have seen a lot of worse made by the mainstream media and having named acters. I did not feel my time wasted, also at under an hour and half it never outstayed its welcome. If the grimy world of gangsters is your thing I don't think you will be disappointed.
This film is well worth the watch
leemo-1251522 May 2023
I watched this film over the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it , great to see some new faces to Irish Film,the action starts pretty quickly and the film moves at a nice pace story ran nicely and it was very easy to follow and even if you missed a bit ,the narration carries the story right to the end, I've seen worst films with much bigger budgets and well known cast so if you are interested in all things crime and gang related I can highly recommend this film, there is a plot twist I didn't see coming so kudos to the director and writers. A well made independent Irish Flick well worth a view..
Was a great watch
davidseanmcmahon14 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I found this very entertaining, for a low budget project I think it punched way above some other things that have multi million dollar budgets. Cast were great up and comers and the two leads are ones to look out for in the future. And very current with the modern Dublin scene. My one fault with film maybe a bit short but it is fast paced so maybe that helps. Great scenic views of Dublin at night and catchy music all help to drive this along. Storyline is easy to follow but a few twists here and there especially the ending makes it an enjoyable view.
Overall I was very satisfied and this film is worth a watch.
Overall I was very satisfied and this film is worth a watch.
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