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Garage (2007)

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Lenny Abrahamson and Mark O'Halloran, the team behind the award-winning 2004 comedy drama Adam and Paul, reunite for this riff on Irish stereotypes concerning a dim-witted gas-station attendant named Josie (Pat Shortt) whose search for love and acceptance comes only a close second to his quest to find the optimum place to display his motor oil. In his own way Josie has found happiness in his quiet, rural existence, yet a growing hunger for intimacy will soon change his lonely life in ways he

Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Leonard Abrahamson

Written By: Mark O'Halloran

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Strained humor gives way to maudlin melodrama in dull Irish pic Garage.

May 20, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety

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Russell Edwards

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A wonderfully knowing portrait of the fading small-town lifestyle in the Emerald Isle, Garage doesn't quite make the "must-see" list because of its ending

April 28, 2008 Full Review Source: OC Weekly

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Luke Y. Thompson

OC Weekly

The film is a study of how a seemingly insignificant and benign mistake can unravel into a tragedy, given the right circumstances

April 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Sooooo slow. Not a bad movie exactly, but deals with life in a small Irish town, and my goodness, it makes sure you feel their boredom. The cast are all very ordinary and convincing, and it all feels very real. It is worth a watch, but I couldn't really recommend anyone rush out and rent it.

October 18, 2008

Nicki Marie

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Slow, mesmerizing and poignant tale of the fragility of village life with an assured performance from Shortt.

August 2, 2008

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