Review of Breakfast on Pluto (2005) by Luke B — 04 Nov 2008

From Irish director Neil Jordan, whose career has been very varied, he once again returns to his roots, and adapts another Patrick McCabe book, (after The Butcher Boy (1997)), and it's as offbeat. The film follows the life and times of Patrick 'Kitten' Braden (Cillian Murphy), who was left at the doorstep of Father Liam (Liam Neeson), and was raised by a foster family, but grows up becoming a transvestite.

Once he comes of age, he travels from Ireland to London, looking for his real mother, who allegedly looks like Mitzi Gaynor, but he gets caught up in the troubles in Ireland and the craziness of the 1970's.

It's a very peculiar film, but ultimately, it's a very likeable film, and you come to like Kitten by the end of the film, (Cillian looks SO HOT in drag!! :D) As well as a witty script, the film is complimented with some good cameos from Bryan Ferry as Mr.

Silky String, Stephen Rea as a magician and Brendan Gleeson dressed up as a Womble!! :P It's an underrated little film, and it captures the era it's set in well too!!