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Black Irish Reviews

2007

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A gifted athlete (Michael Angarano) tries to rise above his family's problems in this drama about an Irish-Catholic family in South Boston. Brendan Gleeson and Tom Guiry co-star as the teen's troubled father and brother. Read more

Starring	Michael Angarano, Brendan Gleeson, Tom Guiry, Melissa Leo
Director	Brad Gann
Genres	Drama

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  - 0
  You can't go wrong...
  
  You can't go wrong with a movie that has Brendan Gleeson in it.....he's a
  
  great Irish actor.The plot is a familiar one ( West Boston ... read more »
  
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  - Bournemouth,England)
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 22:05
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  Slow & boring
  
  Very slow & boring. Watched the whole DVD as I really thought it would get better. It just was a fail for me
  
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- - LauraLcfc
  - 10 reviews
  - 21 Oct 2011 at 10:35
- - 0
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  A VERY ENJOYABLE DRAMA
  
  This film was rented because of the actor Brendon Gleeson, he every much as good as another old favourate Victor McLaglen. The storyline was very good and true ... read more »
  
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  - KIDDERMINSTER
  - 06 Sep 2010 at 12:23
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  Dull as ditch water
  
  Love Brendon Gleeson but hate this film. Gloomy, bleak and in my opinion never got going at all. Bit of an obvious story to be honest. There are better films ... read more »
  
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  - Norfolk
  - 31 Mar 2010 at 16:13
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  Black Irish
  
  This has to be the worst film I have ever seen. very quickly you realise the story is not big enough to make a decent film out of it. Even the image on the DVD ... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 14 Feb 2010 at 01:33
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  Black Irish
  
  Very gritty true to life irish/ american film
  
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  - Northampton
  - 25 Mar 2009 at 10:09
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  The perfect film if ever there was one
  
  This film is an example of great direction and acting. It is excellenty paced and has just the right level of drama, humour, and angst.
  
  The ... read more »
  
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  - Cambridge
  - 17 Mar 2009 at 13:11
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  Nothing new
  
  Average film, familar plot, predictable ending. Pretty mundane stuff.
  
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  - 04 Dec 2008 at 11:07
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  Black Irish
  
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  This was particularly boring and only really livened up at the end of the film. In essence the storyline was Ok with the elder brother being a pschopath/... read more »
  
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  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 01 Dec 2008 at 16:54
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  A surprise
  
  Pleasantly surprised - much better than I thought it would be
  
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- - Billem
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  - Belfast
  - 08 Oct 2008 at 01:24
- - 7
  - 0
  You can't go wrong...
  
  You can't go wrong with a movie that has Brendan Gleeson in it.....he's a
  
  great Irish actor.The plot is a familiar one ( West Boston ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 601510
- - a customer
  - Bournemouth,England)
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 22:05
View all members' reviews (10)

- - 7
  - 0
  You can't go wrong...
  
  You can't go wrong with a movie that has Brendan Gleeson in it.....he's a
  
  great Irish actor.The plot is a familiar one ( West Boston ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 601510
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - Bournemouth,England)
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 22:05
- - 2
  - 1
  Black Irish
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  This was particularly boring and only really livened up at the end of the film. In essence the storyline was Ok with the elder brother being a pschopath/... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 667134
- - a customer
  - Lytham St. Annes
  - 01 Dec 2008 at 16:54
- - 1
  - 0
  The perfect film if ever there was one
  
  This film is an example of great direction and acting. It is excellenty paced and has just the right level of drama, humour, and angst.
  
  The ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 727777
- - a customer
  - Cambridge
  - 17 Mar 2009 at 13:11
- - 1
  - 0
  Black Irish
  
  Very gritty true to life irish/ american film
  
  Report this review
- 732208
- - a customer
  - Northampton
  - 25 Mar 2009 at 10:09
- - 0
  - 0
  A surprise
  
  Pleasantly surprised - much better than I thought it would be
  
  Report this review
- 640686
- - Billem
  - 24 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 08 Oct 2008 at 01:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Nothing new
  
  Average film, familar plot, predictable ending. Pretty mundane stuff.
  
  Report this review
- 668486
- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 04 Dec 2008 at 11:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Black Irish
  
  This has to be the worst film I have ever seen. very quickly you realise the story is not big enough to make a decent film out of it. Even the image on the DVD ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 861322
- - a customer
  - Glasgow
  - 14 Feb 2010 at 01:33
- - 0
  - 0
  Dull as ditch water
  
  Love Brendon Gleeson but hate this film. Gloomy, bleak and in my opinion never got going at all. Bit of an obvious story to be honest. There are better films ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 878867
- - a customer
  - Norfolk
  - 31 Mar 2010 at 16:13
- - 0
  - 0
  A VERY ENJOYABLE DRAMA
  
  This film was rented because of the actor Brendon Gleeson, he every much as good as another old favourate Victor McLaglen. The storyline was very good and true ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 921142
- - a customer
  - KIDDERMINSTER
  - 06 Sep 2010 at 12:23
- - 0
  - 0
  Slow & boring
  
  Very slow & boring. Watched the whole DVD as I really thought it would get better. It just was a fail for me
  
  Report this review
- 1053627
- - LauraLcfc
  - 10 reviews
  - 21 Oct 2011 at 10:35

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