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Intermission

Intermission (2003)

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75

Average Rating: 6.8/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 7

An edgy and energetic ensemble story.

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74

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Average Rating: 3.6/5
User Ratings: 9,814

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Movie Info

In the suburbs of Dublin, more than a dozen strangers find their paths colliding in sometimes violent, sometimes absurd ways in Intermission, the first feature from director John Crowley. Setting the chain of events in motion is Lehiff (Colin Farrell), a small-time crook whose most recent petty theft has him on the run from Jerry (Colm Meaney), a self-aggrandizing police detective who's even more full of himself now that he's being constantly trailed by a TV news documentary crew. Meanwhile,

R, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Mark O'Rowe

Oct 19, 2004

$0.8M

IFC Films

All Critics (105) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (71) | Rotten (27) | DVD (15)

The great thing about Intermission is that you barely have time to spot the gaps.

August 1, 2004 Comment
New Yorker
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Not real Irish, but the movie kind: the latest to stumble off the [John] Ford assembly-line.

May 28, 2004 Full Review Source: Toronto Star | Comment (1)
Toronto Star
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Such are the dangers of teaching foreign cultures to yelp like Reservoir Dogs.

May 28, 2004 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment (1)
Globe and Mail
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Intermission bursts with the energy of a documentary filmed on the run with a stolen camera.

April 24, 2004 Comment
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Intermission is the first movie in ages to show us what Irish native Hollywood star Farrell is capable of.

April 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | Comment
Orlando Sentinel
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One of those films that should keep you entirely entertained but that disappears from memory almost immediately.

April 9, 2004 Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | Comment
Detroit Free Press
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"Intermission" is a bloke-and-smoke spin on "Love, Actually." It's for women seeking a romantic comedy that doesn't reduce relationships to cutesy-poo homilies. By adding shootouts and car chases, it's slso for guys who are just not that into goo, either.

September 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Suite101.com | Comment
Suite101.com

A direçăo bem-humorada e a montagem ágil exploram bem o ótimo roteiro e o elenco impecável.

March 17, 2006 Comment
Cinema em Cena

A gritty Irish Love Actually. No, you heard right...

January 11, 2006 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
Oz
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Satisfying on an intellectual level, but less so emotionally.

October 19, 2004 Comment
Reel.com

Dizzily paced and structured, the Irish import Intermission charms with a never-let-'em-see-you-sweat exuberance

September 30, 2004 Comment

...the performances keep things moving, even through some of the more superfluous moments.

June 27, 2004 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | Comment
Reel Film Reviews

Una de esas que, al salir de la sala, te deja con la maravillosa sensación de haber disfrutado una buena película.

June 13, 2004 Comment
Cinenganos
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Audience Reviews for Intermission

A very interesting ensemble drama. I loved a lot about most of the stories, but there were some that were not so great. It had a great sense of humor thrown in that was brilliantly played out by the actors. Cillian Murphy was definitely the standout, being a completely lovable loser.

January 11, 2010
ythelastman89

Super Reviewer

After one of the greatest and most unexpected openings to a film I've ever seen the film is off to a good start. It begins as though it may be some kind of Irish Mike Leigh film. Unfortunately it goes down a convoluted route of too many characters in an intertwining plot similar to Lock, Stock. The performances and

June 25, 2008
kiriyamakazou

Super Reviewer

    1. John: Yous can go fuck yourselves!
    – Submitted by Eoin H (2 months ago)
    1. Oscar: Sorry Deirdre.
    – Submitted by Eoin H (2 months ago)

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