What makes it different from others?

Such a frustrating disappointment

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

The movie is wonderful and true, an act of love in all its contradictions and complexity

I Laughed out loud nearly every 5 seconds at this film. As said in the summary "It is bloody excellent". It has many memorable moments and even more memorable quotes my personal favourite being "we had to sell him to the gypsies for money" watch it despite th 1* votes some people have posted :( . This is definitely one to own on DVD fun for all the family (if none of your family are under the age of 15) Brief plot summary : Two young Irish lads one catholic(mickeybo) one protistent(me) meet coincidently when Mickeybo is chased by bully's (in a hilarious scene) into the other side of Ireland. He meets a young boy, they both become friends and share a obsession with Butch Cassidy after a movie. They plan to run to Australia and end up being ensued by Ireland's finest !!

This is simply a quite brilliant piece of work from all aspects. Each member of the cast adds to the enjoyment of this journey with the two young boys. The whole range of your emotions will be experienced as the boys take you back to the dark place that was Northern Ireland in the 1970's. Definitely a film I shall watch again and again. The realism of the times is eloquently underplayed yet adds much to the film. All the supporting actors give extremely well balanced performances which help you to engage with the extraordinary tale. Camera work is well constructed and accompanied by good background music and audio. Even the background narrative adds to the experience.

As a former serving soldier in Northern Ireland, during the "Troubles " - my first tour was 1969/70 - I found my eyes wandering to desperately identify places in Belfast where I had done a thousand F.P.'s (foot patrols) and was delighted when I spotted a place I recognised. As another reviewer said, it wasn't about the "Troubles" or our presence over there, but it was a magnificent backdrop to the film.The acting was outstanding, the location work terrific and the two young lads at the centre of the film were simply awesome. The accents varied a little and I spotted a couple of the actors contriving the Belfast brogue - esp Julie Walters, but, hey, who cares, as she is one of the finest actors in the world - but in general, it was a poignant and moving tribute to an incredible, relationship which stretched beyond the sectarian divide.Belfast went mad in 1970 and this movie accurately conveys that.I would recommend this film without hesitation.

I love this film. I hired it out from the video shop on a whim and it completely blew me away. The acting of the two young boys is the best that I've ever seen from children, Mickybo in particular stole every scene that he was in. The locations may not have been geographically correct but the scenery was gorgeous and complimented the two stars.Though some have said that it is contrived and clichéd, to me this film is wonderful. It's a beautiful story about two different boys who become friends, discover their differences, and learn a bit about life.I showed it to a friend of mine and now he won't give it back!