Directed by:
Martin McDonaghScreenplay:
Martin McDonaghCinematography:
Ben DavisComposer:
Carter BurwellCast:
Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, David Pearse, Pat Shortt, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Aaron Monaghan, Jon Kenny, Sheila Flitton (more)VOD (5)
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Neighbours Padraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson) have always been friends, until one day Colm abruptly declares that their friendship is over and he wants nothing more to do with Padraic. Confused and upset, Padraic tries to repair their relationship, but Colm threatens violence unless Padraic leaves him alone. Kerry Condon and Barry Keoghan also star. (Disney / Buena Vista)
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The Banshees of Inisherin begins as a tale of inflated ego, but grows into an otherworldly tale of kindness and vanity. Farrell and Gleeson excel again under the direction of McDonagh. The superb dialogue, the search for the reason for it all and the very slowly escalating conflict are absorbing and, apart from a minor slower passage in the middle, it is an excellent piece of work. Burwell's minimalist music fits beautifully. ()
Though I expected a more interesting and more powerful ending, The Banshees of Inisherin is still a great study of unconventional characters with an unconventional conflict in an unconventional, heavily atmospheric setting. The film is playfully tragicomic and unpredictable, as action and reaction are determined by two incompatible villagers from the end of the Earth who are passively squandering their lives. The first half is masterfully written and directed. However, the actual question of how their problem will be resolved in the first half is more entertaining than its resolution in the second half. Colin Farrell is again excellent and Carter Burwell (the Coen brothers’ court composer) is great, as is the setting, which is itself an important character in the film. ()
This film beautifully captures the soul of 1920s Ireland. Despair, isolation, and the bleakness of life on an island off the western Irish coast, with nothing but stones and the local pub at the center of it all. The setting is hauntingly somber, and the performances are outstanding across the board. The film is laced with pitch-black humor and thought-provoking moments that resonated with me. ()
A perfect portrayal of that strange human behaviour, when a person does something that those around them don't understand, but at that moment it makes perfect sense to them. Martin McDonagh only needed another feature film with a polished script and sensational actors to say something others can't. And while there is no moment as powerful as Sam Rockwell's in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, it's a great film to reflect on for a long time afterwards – not because you want to understand it, but because you just want to think about it. ()
How bad is it when even the village idiot won’t talk to you? Martin McDonagh's emerald gem, polished by kindness, pettiness, and sadness. The three gentlemen under the Celtic cross are excellent as expected, but the surprise is how Kerry Condon at least matched them. I give five severed fingers that have gradually knocked on the door of skepticism, suggesting that films with big hearts and capital Fs are no longer being made. ()
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