The Banshees of Insherin - Martin McDonagh, Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson

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Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN follows lifelong friends Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. A stunned Pádraic, aided by his sister Siobhán (Kerry Condon) and troubled young islander Dominic (Barry Keoghan), endeavours to repair the relationship, refusing to take no for an answer. But Pádraic's repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend's resolve and when Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum, events swiftly escalate, with shocking consequences.
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Anyone else seen this? I saw it just recently and loved it. It's written and directed by Martin McDonagh, who did In Bruges so this is him reuniting with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson from that. It's a funny, tragic story set during the Irish Civil War about loneliness and friendship with sharp writing and stunning landscapes of the Irish coast. I'd highly recommend checking it out.
 
I fancy this and the writer/directors movies are normal well written and pretty interesting

Will try and see in the cinema. But does this come to Disney + around Xmas or the new year ?
 
The ninja farmer said:
I fancy this and the writer/directors movies are normal well written and pretty interesting

Will try and see in the cinema. But does this come to Disney + around Xmas or the new year ?
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I'm guessing it, unfortunately, won't have a long run in cinemas. So the turnaround on it ending up on Disney+ might be pretty quick.
 
I might get to seeing it in theaters, but will definitely check it out for sure when it's released on home video/streaming. I have't seen In Bruges yet, but in terms of the director's other work, Seven Psychopaths is a tragically overlooked film (Christopher Walker's finest role IMHO that I've seen him in, and Sam Rockwell is fantastic as well. Colin Farrell and Woody Harrelson are great as well of course) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was excellent as well.
 
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Oh boy, thank you so much, OP

In Bruges is one of my favorite movies. The writing/directing was amazing, and so was the Farrell/Gleeson combo.

So imagine how glad I am now knowing that they are together for another movie from the same director

Will watch it as soon as possible
 
Doom85 said:
I have't seen In Bruges yet,
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Hugare said:
Oh boy, thank you so much, OP

In Bruges is one of my favorite movies. The writing/directing was amazing, and so was the Farrell/Gleeson combo.

So imagine how glad I am now knowing that they are together for another movie from the same director

Will watch it as soon as possible
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Amazing movie
 
Hugare said:
Oh boy, thank you so much, OP

In Bruges is one of my favorite movies. The writing/directing was amazing, and so was the Farrell/Gleeson combo.

So imagine how glad I am now knowing that they are together for another movie from the same director

Will watch it as soon as possible
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It's great, one of my favourite films of the year for sure. Farrell/Gleason have great chemistry and the writing gives them both great material to work from. The whole thing comes together so well. Let me know what you think if you do manage to see it.
 
Saw it and consider it one of the best movies I've seen in a while. Probably the best movie I've seen this year.

I went in blind not knowing anything about the story or characters. Compelling, grim story that you cuts you deep.
 
I love In Bruges but I didn't get this one I suppose. Just didn't like the main characters at all. One is an absolute dumb idiot and the other is plain crazy (and dumb too in his own way). And then the movie is not half as funny as In Bruges but super depressing.

At least the sister was sane and the retarded actor stole the show. And it was beautiful too.
 
kittoo said:
I love In Bruges but I didn't get this one I suppose. Just didn't like the main characters at all. One is an absolute dumb idiot and the other is plain crazy (and dumb too in his own way). And then the movie is not half as funny as In Bruges but super depressing.

At least the sister was sane and the retarded actor stole the show. And it was beautiful too.
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Once you realize the two characters are a metaphor for the Irish Civil War it makes more sense.
 
ManaByte said:
Once you realize the two characters are a metaphor for the Irish Civil War it makes more sense.
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I suppose. But still I dont think the analogy translates very well, or at least makes these characters and story any more interesting/sensible for me.
The first half was actually really good, because the movie was still in slightly plausible territory and was funny, not to mention the characters were likeable. The second half is where it goes off rails for me.
 
This movie was awesome. Right up there with In Bruges with the deeper meanings and allegories.

I can sympathize with Colm, though I feel he was still awful to poor simple Padraic. The backdrop and allegory just makes it all come together.

Edit: I will say though, it needed a more consistent score. Maybe the silence was the point. Anyways, you seen my daddy with no clothes on

Edit 2: damn was this ending brutal. Seriously. I feel so Irish right now. You want a fecking war? You got it. No take backs.
 
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Doom85 said:
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Actually, tell you what, I'll see In Bruges when those in this thread who have apparently only seen In Bruges in terms of McDonagh's prior films go see Seven Psychopaths and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, because you're all missing out on two solid films!

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As for this one, I had to miss it but I'll definitely check it out when it hits home video/streaming.
 
Doom85 said:
Actually, tell you what, I'll see In Bruges when those in this thread who have apparently only seen In Bruges in terms of McDonagh's prior films go see Seven Psychopaths and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, because you're all missing out on two solid films!

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As for this one, I had to miss it but I'll definitely check it out when it hits home video/streaming.
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Its on HBO.

Im a big Martin McDonagh fan but this one didnt click with me. Still a good movie though. Colin Farrell is once again absolutely amazing in this.
 
Enjoyed it but definitely one of mcdonaghs weakest films. Great dialogue, acting with a beautiful backdrop, but what is with the premise and the guy cutting off his fingers so he can be left alone to write music? I was waiting for it to make sense but then the movie just ended. What?
 
Found it a bit long for what it had to say and for me it didn't make a whole lot of sense, enjoyed the actors and atmosphere but can't rate this more than a 6/10.

It's no In Bruges or Seven Billboards (didn't really like Seven Psychopaths).
 
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Between the location and cinematography, this film was fucking beautiful.
Collin Farrell really came into his own as a dramatic actor over the years. The dude is underrated imo.

What an odd series of events though. Not exactly an emotionally captivating film, but I did enjoy much of the dialogue and character interactions.
 
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Apparently, the film is a metaphor for the Irish Civil War and makes more sense if you're familiar with that. Either way, found it to be fantastic. One of my top films of 2022.
 
Enjoyed it but the whole fingers thing was a bit much and kinda took me out of the movie for how over the top it was. Like, no one would ever do that.
 
Just finished it and being n Irish I can relate to a lot of the dialogue and the time period so found it hilarious, Ireland never looked as gorgeous tbh I'd give it a solid 7.5 outa 10, it's no In Bruges but it's got top performances from a woefully underrated actor (Colin) and a nice little story but it's just missing that something to make it great
 
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Definitely looking forward to watching this one when it's streaming somewhere.
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It's on HBO Max now.

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Good movie with some funny dialogue. I'm with others on this thread who say the finger bits took them out of it. When that happened, I knew we were in allegory mode, but didn't know what the metaphor was for. So it left me unmoored.

If I were Irish, I would love this film. Feels like a love letter to Ireland
 
Watched this film last night. I don't know anything about the Irish Civil War so nothing clicked for me and the movie felt really dumb on the surface. If I ever learn about the Irish maybe things will make more sense and the movie will feel a lot less stupid. I guess I have my own ignorance to blame for how idiotic the movie felt, so it's up to me to figure out how to appreciate this movie better.
 
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