Average Rating: 5.6/10
Reviews Counted: 40
Fresh: 22 | Rotten: 18
It has interesting characters and a strong cast, but Perrier's Bounty ultimately fails to do anything original with them.
Average Rating: 5.2/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 5
It has interesting characters and a strong cast, but Perrier's Bounty ultimately fails to do anything original with them.
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
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An ordinary guy gets himself in an extraordinary amount of trouble in this blend of comedy and action from director Ian Fitzgibbon. Michael McCrea (Cillian Murphy) is a regular guy who isn't especially good with money, which leads him to borrow some money from Perrier (Brendan Gleeson), a local loan shark and strong-arm man. Unfortunately, Michael isn't able to pay back the money on schedule, and he quickly learns that Perrier is one man you don't want angry; now there's a price on Michael's
Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.
May 21, 2010 Wide
Aug 16, 2010
IFC Films
All Critics (40) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (22) | Rotten (18)
Perrier's Bounty is all stock material, full of characters that deserve more than the cliched shootouts and showdowns that befall them. Even the movie's most natural impulses seem to come from a can.
A fast-paced and enjoyable if violent diversion that revels in its quirky characters, committed performances and involving twists.
An uneven mix of conventional caper and sentimental hooey, but there's no denying a certain quotient of fun.
Enough already with the Guy Ritchie knock-offs.
A hectic, ultraviolent romp that is inordinately pleased with its own sardonic nihilism.
Watching this movie lunge this way and that is like being at a bar while a guy with the widest smile and the busiest gestures keeps telling you all about this fantastic Martin McDonagh play he sort of remembers, and how this happened...
...boasts an impressively fast-paced opening half hour that's heightened by the uniformly agreeable performances.
This is one of those time-killer movies that definitely goes well with a pint of Guinness.
A bit of underworld blarney from the Old Sod, "Perrier's Bounty" is another darkly comical-philosophical Irish gangster movie. The film, directed by TV veteran Ian Fitzgibbon and scripted by Mark O'Rowe ("Boy A"), doesn't quite work.
A routine yarn, easily forgotten.
Bang, bang; smack, smack; run, run; bang, bang. That's the essence of Perrier's Bounty, with brief stops for romance and dog-killing.
Charming and cynical, violent and sweet, well-made and offbeat...Perrier's Bounty is an entertaining film that doesn't take itself seriously.
A moderately engaging, but uneven hodgepodge of comedy, action, drama and romance that lacks surprises, imagination and palpable thrills. It's barely saved by lively characters and all-around solid performances.
It's an effective genre piece, propelled by the strong performances of Cillian Murphy, Jodie Whittaker and especially Jim Broadbent.
Not designed to blend in and yet lacking the extra inch to distinguish it from its better-known kin, Perrier's Bounty is content to merely measure up.
Delicious and propulsive...It's an expert blend of thrills, laughs and jeopardy - like a strong Irish coffee with a jolt of pepper.
There's no bounty to be plucked from Perrier's Bounty. The treasure chest has long since been emptied.
A would-be eccentric thriller not quite saved by Jim Broadbent's spectral, wacky performance.
simple, strait narrative with few surprises, but highly entertaining. the film held a solid tension between the dramatic and the amusing. the end was a bit silly, but overall the film had character. very good watch.
November 7, 2011
Super Reviewer
This movie is totally awesome to watch. A wickedly hilarious and explosively entertaining crime-thriller that's just a pure joy. It's fast-paced, terrifically original and vastly enjoyable with enough twist and action to go around. A dazzling crime flick that packs alot of heat as well as humor and strongly committed
September 1, 2010Super Reviewer
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