Intermission (2004)
Rated: Not Rated
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Theatrical Release: Mar 19, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $755,118
Synopsis: In this dramedy starring Cillian Murphy (28 DAYS LATER) and Colin Farrell (PHONE BOOTH) a series of coincidences and haphazard relationships unite a small group of people living in Dublin. The result is an alternately depressing and humorous sideways glance at the way that people make their... In this dramedy starring Cillian Murphy (28 DAYS LATER) and Colin Farrell (PHONE BOOTH) a series of coincidences and haphazard relationships unite a small group of people living in Dublin. The result is an alternately depressing and humorous sideways glance at the way that people make their life decisions, seen through a group of duplicitous characters each of whom has a stubborn, selfish side and a soft, vulnerable side. With plenty of off-kilter jokes running the gamut from impotence and adultery to pissing and puking, INTERMISSION delivers its crowing potshot to female moustaches--quaintly nicknamed "tash" here. Sally (Shirley Henderson) is the downtrodden young woman with the "tash," and is also the sister of Deirdre (Kelly Macdonald) who is on the rebound after a hard breakup. Her ex-boyfriend John (Murphy) works as a clerk at a department store. His coworker Oscar (David Wilmot) is an impotent shy guy who finally finds a solution with Noeleen (Deirdre O'Kane), an older woman whose husband has just left her for the much-younger Deirdre. Meanwhile the overzealous cop Jerry (Colm Meany) is busy chasing after harmless criminal Lehiff (Colin Farrell). When a shocking bus accident occurs, the characters are brought together and forced to face the reality of their tangled lives. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Colin Farrell, Kelly MacDonald, Colm Meaney, David Wilmot
DVD Info
Release:
Oct 19, 2004
DVD Features:
- Region (unknown)
- Keep Case
- Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
- Surround Sound 5.1 English
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Reviews
A direção bem-humorada e a montagem ágil exploram bem o ótimo roteiro e o elenco impecável.
Dizzily paced and structured, the Irish import Intermission charms with a never-let-‘em-see-you-sweat exuberance
The great thing about Intermission is that you barely have time to spot the gaps.
...the performances keep things moving, even through some of the more superfluous moments.
Una de esas que, al salir de la sala, te deja con la maravillosa sensación de haber disfrutado una buena película.
A well-acted and interesting dark comedy, but the convoluted writing becomes the big drawback.
Not real Irish, but the movie kind: the latest to stumble off the [John] Ford assembly-line.
It doesn't add up to much profundity and tries too hard to be amusingly quirky.
Such are the dangers of teaching foreign cultures to yelp like Reservoir Dogs.
Attentive viewers will be rewarded with several intriguing story lines, a host of fine performances and a darn good time at the movies.
Intermission may be more Love Actually-familiar than Robert Altman-intricate but is ultimately engaging on its own terms.
Intermission bursts with the energy of a documentary filmed on the run with a stolen camera.
It's a sign of a well-written movie when all of the individual episodes carry equal weight.
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