Review of Perrier's Bounty (2009) by Mike M — 24 Mar 2010
For all its considerable gifts of the gab, this prime slice of blarney could have emerged from the Emerald Isle at any time from the 1997 release of "I Went Down", the last time an Irish crime caper caught the attention of the mainland.
.. It's a very writerly exercise - Gabriel Byrne's Reaper contributes a voiceover designed to cover those rare moments where the characters aren't talking ten to the dozen - one that fares better with words than bullets, to be sure: a pool-hall shootout late on hints at the film's limitations on the thriller side.
Still, director Fitzgibbon finds some fresh and interesting locations in and around Dublin, and another of David ("Ocean's 11") Holmes's laidback lounge scores nudges it along. It's familiar, but no less watchable for that.
This review of Perrier's Bounty (2009) was written by Mike M on 24 Mar 2010.
Perrier's Bounty has generally received mixed reviews.
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