I love this movie so much

The Worst Film Ever

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

I'm a big fan of Colin Bateman's books, and, although this isn't quite as good, I found it extremely entertaining nonetheless. Part of this is, however, undoubtedly because I'm from Northern Ireland and can relate to a lot of the character based humour (I thought the taxi driver was particularly authentic!) and Ulster in-jokes. Reading some of the other comments made here confirms what I expected- people from outside the province can't quite relate to it. To pick an analogy- I didn't find "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" as funny as Londoners would, and the same sort of thing applies here. Mind you, if you're not from Norn Iron you probably won't be annoyed by Robert Lindsay's dodgy accent, which was the biggest problem from my point of view.

Normally my instinct-- on the few occasions I am exposed to utter tripe-- is to walk away without complaining. Let others see the film and make up their own minds. Who knows, some might even like it. Chacun a son gout.But this waste product is so puffed in its own conceit it begs me to comment. It is the worst movie/DVD experience of my life. I was trapped by company or I would have walked out-- of my own house! It purports to be a comedy. It is not funny. It purports to be a commentary on the turmoil of Northern Ireland. It is nothing more than the typical cheapjack cynicism the British pass off as political insight. It purports to star David Thewlis. Unfortunately it does. The premise of this movie is so painfully weak that it falls apart like wet toilet paper even to describe it. Let us just say that someone with a high school equivalency degree will guess the significance of the phrase "divorcing jack" long before the Thewlis character does-- and that the tedium of waiting for Thewlis's character to catch up is not enlivened by a succession of ridiculous characters such as the nun imposter (oh, haha, heehee), the unbelievable Boston Globe reporter or the overdrawn IRA gunman (Jason Isaacs, who should choose his roles better.) What really keynotes this as a bad movie for me is that the discovery of what the Big Secret is, the rationale behind all these deaths, takes place OFF SCREEN-- and then someone has to sit down in another scene and painfully tell Thewlis all about it. An anticlimax to an anticlimax, and so typical of the incompetence of this director!

One of the best films I've seen recently. Im really interested in the NI-conflict, but that didn't make any difference betwen the reactions between me and my friends who couldn't care less, we all loved it. The plot is great and it's really funny

..and one of the best I have seen in a long time. (Ok it was made in 98 but it has just been released on video here in Sweden) This movie was a surprise! I´m fortunate to be able to rent movies for free (if I were not I would probably never have seen this one) and am I glad I did see it!. It´s funny, it got lots of action and crazy characters whom you really care for. It got a great story, great actors and actresses it is simply great! I want more of this kind of movies! Go rent this one today or you will miss a piece of excellence!Only negative thing is that the editor made a lousy job in the beginning.9 out of 10.