Intermission Movie Review 2003

Smashingly fast-paced action and snappy dialogue dominate this lively ensemble piece set in Dublin and led by ruffian Colin Farrell who kicks off the mayhem with--quite literally--a doozy of a punch that sets the tone. Writer O'Rowe swirls around many plotlines but eventually connects all the players in stories involving love, infidelity, kidnapping, and bank robbery--although the latter is the crux. There's violence and obscenities aplenty and some may feel they're superfluous but removing them would leave this wild ride devoid of its appealingly shocking qualities.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 103 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy--Black, Ireland

Screenplay

Mark O'Rowe

Cast

Colin Farrell, Neili Conroy, Shirley Henderson, Conleth Hill, Pat Laffan, Kelly Macdonald, Colm Meaney, Cillian Murphy, Brian F. O'Byrne, Ger Ryan, David Wilmot, Kerry Condon, Emma Bolger, David Herlihy, Michael McElhatton, Deirdre O'Kane, Owen Roe, Tom Sullivan

Cinematography

Ryszard Lenczewski

Director

John Crowley

Music

John Murphy

Other

Brendan Deasy, Lucia Zucchetti, Susan Cullen, Lorna Marie Mugan, Tom Conroy

Producer

Stephen Woolley, Neil Jordan, Alan Moloney, Portman Film, U.K. Film Council, Company of Wolves, Buena Vista, IFC Films