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Intermission (2004)
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Reviews Counted:93
Fresh:68
Rotten:25
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: An edgy and energetic ensemble story.
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... 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]
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Colin Farrell, Kelly MacDonald, Colm Meaney
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Colin Farrell, Kelly MacDonald, Colm Meaney, David Wilmot, Brian F. O'Byrne, Shirley Henderson, Ger Ryan
Director: John Crowley
Director: John Crowley
Screenwriter: Mark O'Rowe
Producer: Neil Jordan, Alan Moloney, Stephen Woolley
Studio: IFC Films
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Reviews for Intermission
The investment pays off -- with colorful stories and crisp wordplay (when you can understand it, of course).
Una de esas que, al salir de la sala, te deja con la maravillosa sensación de haber disfrutado una buena película.
The great thing about Intermission is that you barely have time to spot the gaps.
... well-acted, ambitiously plotted directorial debut which will leave you with a big smile ...
The movie's machinations wear you out more than its jokes tickle your fancy.
Intermission bursts with the energy of a documentary filmed on the run with a stolen camera.
Interesting mix of violence, humor, and touching little moments about love and the lengths people will go to get it.
Constantly changing -- from happy to sad, from familiar to bizarre -- and every second feels genuine, inevitable and revelatory.
We have more than sufficient junky, cynical entertainment of our own, so why import this?
...the performances keep things moving, even through some of the more superfluous moments.
It's surprising that so much material, so many moods, and such an interesting cast end up making such a small, unmemorable splash.
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