The Stag Review
It's pretty rare that I watch independent films these days. It seems that I'm too bloody busy and that Hollywood keeps pumping out actually good films (the bastards) so I've neglected the financially challenged films in favour of the blockbusters. But no more, I vow on this day to spend time with independent films, to see actors who aren't that famous actually have to act, to see jokes that probably wouldn't work on a big scale film. Oh wait, s***, Guardians of the Galaxy is out today... f*** that independent stuff then, I want to see a talking Raccoon.
So yeah this is a good, independent Irish movie. It's funny in the right parts, there's character growth and development and its... well it's really nice. It's in no way a dark comedy like the brilliant Irish independent The Guard (reviewed ages ago), it's a bunch of men characters thrown together to see how they react with each other. In that sense it's a star turn from Peter MacDonald as The Machine, the spanner in the works for the planned quiet yomp in the hills.
Also that guy who's on Sherlock is in this as maybe the main guy but also maybe not the main guy. The thing about this film is there's no true focal point, no real lead. Each character has their own backstory and their own challenges, ranging from financial problems to relationship problems, well not ranging from those are the two key problems. But each person has a different spin on theirs making it not too much of a rehash.
As i said before it's nice, there are hi-jinks throughout and sometimes the humour can be a little juvenile but it's all done with an Irish accent which makes it all seem instantly funnier. No real flaws but it gets a pretty decent 7 out of 10 for reasons I can't quite explain, probably because it doesn't really last with you after the viewing, it's just a nice ride. Or maybe I'm just taking 3 points off for that terrible Photoshop work on the artwork over to the left <.
So yeah this is a good, independent Irish movie. It's funny in the right parts, there's character growth and development and its... well it's really nice. It's in no way a dark comedy like the brilliant Irish independent The Guard (reviewed ages ago), it's a bunch of men characters thrown together to see how they react with each other. In that sense it's a star turn from Peter MacDonald as The Machine, the spanner in the works for the planned quiet yomp in the hills.
Also that guy who's on Sherlock is in this as maybe the main guy but also maybe not the main guy. The thing about this film is there's no true focal point, no real lead. Each character has their own backstory and their own challenges, ranging from financial problems to relationship problems, well not ranging from those are the two key problems. But each person has a different spin on theirs making it not too much of a rehash.
As i said before it's nice, there are hi-jinks throughout and sometimes the humour can be a little juvenile but it's all done with an Irish accent which makes it all seem instantly funnier. No real flaws but it gets a pretty decent 7 out of 10 for reasons I can't quite explain, probably because it doesn't really last with you after the viewing, it's just a nice ride. Or maybe I'm just taking 3 points off for that terrible Photoshop work on the artwork over to the left <.