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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 01 Jan 2000

Using Adrian Biddle's camera to capture both the lush splendor of the emerald isle and the claustrophobic confines of the rural village, Jordan…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 01 Jan 2000

Much of the film rests on Owens, who is more than up to the task. His portrayal of a youth walking the line between sanity and madness is astonishing…

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By Christopher Null (908) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 01 Jan 2000

A discordant and murderously funny masterpiece of the highest order…

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By Widgett Walls (433) for Needcoffee.com (433) on 01 Jan 2000

What we're left with is something that is too busy winking to be taken seriously and too busy taking itself seriously to make someone laugh…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 01 Jan 2000

A twisted, unusual film that is bound to make just about anyone uncomfortable…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 01 Jan 2000

What could have been a courageous, unsettling character study of an emotionally disturbed young boy, only manages to be an ineffective, uninvolving…

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By Scott Renshaw (514) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 01 Jan 2000

As a comedy, it's a fairly original collection of sick chuckles. As a drama, it offers pat answers and too little insight…

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By David N. Butterworth (570) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 01 Jan 2000

You can't take your eyes off Eamonn Owens or your ears off Stephen Rea (or, for that matter, either off Neil Jordan's entire film)…

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By Ted Prigge (137) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 01 Jan 2000

Even if it's not as great as the films it rips off, it's gonna be a cult classic nevertheless…

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