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The Mighty Celt on DVD (2005)

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Average rating: 63%
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3.0
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Starring: Gillian Anderson, Robert Carlyle, Sean McGinley, Tyrone McKenna, Ken Stott
Director: Pearse Elliott
Studio: HIGH FLIERS
Run time: 78 mins
Certificate: 15
Genres: Drama
Languages: English
Dubbed: None
Hearing-impaired: None
Subtitles: None
Released: 26/12/2005

Brief synopsis of The Mighty Celt

Donal is a 14-year old who develops a passion for greyhound racing. He works in a kennel, which is owned by Good Joe. Good Joe promises Donal ownership of Donal's favourite greyhound, The Mighty Celt, if the animal wins three races in a row. Meanwhile, Donal's mother, Kate, must adjust her life when O, a man from her past, returns. The political climate of Ireland serves as the backdrop of this story.

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Time Out

A kind of canine Kes, this low-key drama about a boy and his dog concerns Donal (Tyrone McKenna), a Belfast lad... Read more on www.timeout.com

Evening Standard

Excellent performances

Daily Mirror

An absolute must-see!

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Rated - 4 starsGood gritty British drama

Mark from High Wycombe , 01/01/2006

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.

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Rated - 5 starsJust brilliant!

Babe8 from Lincolnshire , 14/01/2006

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.

  6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 4 starsPure dead magic!

MoofromCowes from Cowes , 13/01/2006

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.

  5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 5 starsJust Completely Wonderful!

A customer from Orpington, England , 14/01/2006

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.

  4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
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Rated - 5 starsJust Completely Wonderful!

A customer from Orpington, England , 14/01/2006

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.

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Rated - 3 starsGood film - worth a watch

A customer from East Anglia , 28/10/2006

This is a good film. Good actors and an interesting tale. Great insight to life in Northern Ireland. Worth a watch.

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