Perrier's Bounty

[pro-bassoonist]

Ian Fitzgibbon's Perrier's Bounty has been set to be released on August 16th.

Chicago Tribune:

You don't wanna mess with Dublin gangster Perrier (Brendan Gleeson). He’s got an army of baddies and an appetite for vengeance. Unfortunately, a mess is exactly what Michael (Cillian Murphy) gets when Perrier places a bounty on Michael's head for not paying his debt. Michael goes on the lam to escape the goon, accompanied by a neighbor he secretly loves (Jodie Whittaker), and a neurotic father (Jim Broadbent) with a knack for wielding a gun.

The buzz: Murphy is always a curious presence—his steely blue eyes easily shifting from desperate ("28 Days Later") to cunning ("Batman Begins"). So far, he's evaded the career pitfalls and party-hearty notoriety that have hampered other high-profile Irish transplants, Colin Farrell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. But can Murphy jack things up to the next level without sacrificing cred?

The verdict: "Perrier's Bounty" won't do much for Murphy, it keeps him squarely in the art-house circuit. That’s not a bad place to be if the film is a knockout. This one isn't. It's a decent getaway flick, but ultimately forgettable. Sure, there are chases and shootouts and loads of tough talk, but it feels like director Ian FitzGibbon, working from a script by Mark O'Rowe, merely connects dots that we already knew were there. There's also a misguided dramatic motif about death, complete with a lame voiceover from Death himself. It’s up to Gleeson and his merry band of hooligans to keep the film fun, and they do their part by bonding with each other in more ways than one.

Did you know? Gleeson knows a thing or two about playing Irish gangsters on both sides of the Atlantic, no matter what the era. He was also in Martin Scorsese's 19th-century-set "Gangs of New York."

Pro-B

[ZeTi]

Loved this movie ... Blu-Ray comes in a regular Keep-Case no Slipcover.

If you like dark gangster comedys you will have a very good time with this one ... jim boradbent was great ... so cillian murhpy.

Recommended.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB04m...eature=related

[HotRats]

Despite the first rate cast reviews have been mediocre so I think I'll rent it first (I'm still traumatised by blind-buying Bad Day).

Still no sign of Brendan Gleeson's brilliant I Went Down ever getting so much as a DVD release let alone a sparkling extras-encrusted blu that it deserves

[The Driver]

Click for large front cover:


Eh, hands up who's never heard of this? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1003034/

Never heard of it and only just come by it looking through a shop. Great promotion again from Optimum UK.

That cover has been Photoshopped to death. The coffee label is backwords (may be deliberate of course).

[samdaman94]

I saw posters for this everywhere during it's theatrical run, and saw a few TV spots aswell. Didn't fancy it then and don't fancy it now

[The Driver]

Interesting cast though. At least it's not been funded by the Irish taxpayers like so many of these [usually awfully] poor films.

Strange that coffee jar too. Label hid in first poster but shown on the Blu-ray and completely removed from this image

That may be a subliminal message from Nescafé trying to mess with our minds

Trailer http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi2305820441/

Something I'd watch I reckon on the cast quality alone.

[fdm]

Saw this on cable, thought it was pretty okay (guess I would call it a mild thumbs up). Anybody know if the UK version has a lossless audio track?

[HotRats]

5.1 DTS HD MA.

Keep an eye out for Gleeson's latest The Guard, trailer looks fun http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/sony/theguard/

[Wraithform]

I would highly recommend renting this one first. It's not for everyone.