Adam & Paul (2004)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.1/10   

Director:

Leonard Abrahamson

Guionista:

Mark O'Halloran (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

agosto 2004 (Ireland)

Género:

Comedia | Drama

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Premios:

7 wins & 10 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Who's laughing at whom?

Reparto

Tom Murphy	...	Paul
Mark O'Halloran	...	Adam
Gavin Dowdall	...	Freezer Boy 1
Luke Keeler	...	Freezer Boy 2
Michael McElhatton	...	Voice of Martin
Laurie Morton	...	Woman on Bus 1
Sylvia Murray	...	Woman on Bus 2
Gary Egan	...	Georgie
Dylan Grimes	...	Georgie Jnr
Shelby Clarke	...	Girl with plaits
Deirdre Molloy	...	Marian
Mary Murray	...	Orla
Paul Roe	...	Wayne
Thomas Farrell	...	Sleeping Bag Boy
Pierre Rodgers	...	Man in car

Duración:

83 min

País:

Ireland

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Ireland:15 | UK:15

Compañía:

Element Films

Trivialidades:

The two lead actors, Tom Murphy who plays Paul (the short one) and Mark O'Halloran who plays Adam (the tall one), were told by the local Garda ( Irish Police) to leave the set as the Garda thought they were real junkies looking to steal items from the set.

Conexiones de Película:

Spin off "Prosperity" (2007)

Who's laughing at whom?

Having watched a lot of Irish films recently, this is one of the better ones, and yet there is something off kilter in making a laugh out of junkies' dysfunctional lives. Mark Halloran's script is problematic at times – Laurel and Hardy on smack being the tag-line. But his performance is impressive; he inhabits his character well, while Tom Murphy plays the pathetic sidekick for laughs. The story is episodic, basically two heroin addicts trying to score. They wander around the city, meeting other characters and even get round to mugging a disabled person. There is a suitably jaunty soundtrack, but after a while it becomes a little repetitive. The director's background in advertising shows in the slick visuals and the whole package is well put together. It throws up interesting questions about portraying the marginalized. Are their stories being robbed to win plaudits and awards. Would a film about coke sniffing advertising folk be as interesting.. Still in a sea of mediocrity, it's worth a look. High point the resolution, low point Murphy's occasional gurning for the camera. Warning: Brendan Gleeson is not in this film.