The Mighty Celt Reviews

Good gritty British drama

I enjoyed this film and thought all the cast put in solid performances. Gillian Anderson was surprisingly good and pulled off a passable Norn Irish accent - I managed to forget about her Dana Scully alter ego. Robert Carlyle was his usual excellent self and even the kid was pretty convincing. But for me, Ken Stott was the star as Joe the hard as nails greyhound trainer who promises a softer side to his nature but is nevertheless relentless in his cruelty towards both animal and man. Definitiely well worth a watch.

Just brilliant!

Good traditional film set in Ireland. Ken Stott is just brilliant in this.

Excellent storyline pulls at heart strings. A must to watch for anybody and more so if you like dog racing. Nice to see Robert Carlye too.

Pure dead magic!

As the lauguage of Northern Ireland flows though this film so do the quality of the script and filming shiine through. There are classic lines which sum up the resistance of human nature to the distruction of 'the war'. A true gem of a film.

Just Completely Wonderful!

The first thing I have to do is recommend this film to everyone - it's brilliant. A little hidden gem, and it's sad to think that the majority of people won't see it. I only rented it because of Gillian Anderson, and now I can't wait to see it again, and again, and again. Anderson is fabulous, but are Stott and Carlisle, and the kid is heart-breaking. A definite firm favourite for me now.

out of trap 3 !!

Good performances, as ever, from Robert Carlyle and Ken Stott - and also Gillian Anderson, who is making a name for herself as an accomplished actress in recent dramas.

Worth a rent ..

[Highly rated reviewer]

Well filmed

We enjoyed this well filmed 'B' movie. The story was heartwarming and all the actors were excellent. I borrowed this on the strength of seeing Gillian Anderson in 'Bleak House' and Ken Stott in 'Rebus' and Robert Carlyle is always worth watching. However, it was the young lad who came across as the new young star. I've only given it a 3 star rating as I found some of the dialogue difficult to understand as the Irish brogue was a bit too strong for my English born/Scottish acclimatised ears. Maybe that's my problem tho - similar to people who needed subtitles for 'Train spotting' and 'American Cousins'!

Well worth watching.

Set in Belfast

The film is set in Belfast. I love the place. But be aware, this DVD has no subtitles. For me, many things got lost in translation.

The Mighty Celt is in many ways a copy of Ken Loach's Kes from 1969. See the original first. If you like it, watch the Mighty Celt. If not, you might be better of watching something else.

Fantastico

This was a great movie to watch very true to life as I have many greyhounds myself. It's such a shame that this thing still goes on in the industry. Really got me blood boiling,tugs at the old heart strings also, highly recommended. A MUST TO WATCH.

Belfast boy

This film has a lot going for it and will sell well in the US. It was beautifully shot and tightly scripted although there was an underlying schmultziness which pulled the grittyness out of the film. Great acting and lovely Irish scenery make for easy viewing. Definately worth a watch whatever your taste. Thoroughly enjoyable but more disney than Daniel Day-Lewis.

OK but no more than that really

I thought this film was ok but a little disappointing considering its strong cast.

What really prompted me to write however is the review by the woman complaining about the throat slitting incident which apparently upset her young son. I have only 1 question - did she not heed the '15' rating?? Surely this rating gave a clue to the film's content and should have been indicative that it was most probably not suitable for young children to view!