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Title: Intermission
Year: 2003
Director: John Crowley
Plot: In the suburbs of Dublin, more than a dozen strangers find their paths colliding in sometimes violent, sometimes absurd ways in Intermission, the first feature from director John Crowley. Setting the chain of events in motion is Lehiff (Colin Farrell), a small-time crook whose most recent petty theft has him on the run from Jerry (Colm Meaney), a self-aggrandizing police detective who's even more full of himself now that he's being constantly trailed by a TV news documentary crew. Meanwhile, Lehiff's friend John (Cillian Murphy) is going though a trial breakup -- or "intermission," as he calls it -- with his girlfriend, Deirdre (Kelly MacDonald), who has promptly taken up with the older, more conventionally responsible bank manager Sam (Michael McElhatton). When Lehiff suggests that the answer to all of his and John's troubles is to set up Sam and rob his vaults, John's too eager to comply -- and their plan spells dire consequences for everyone in their immediate circle of relations. Also starring David Wilmot, Brian F. O'Byrne, and Shirley Henderson, Intermission had its premiere at the Galway Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award, and secured berths at the Edinburgh, Telluride, and Toronto festivals. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
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]]>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:12:53 GMTIntermission2003John CrowleyIn the suburbs of Dublin, more than a dozen strangers find their paths colliding in sometimes violent, sometimes absurd ways in Intermission, the first feature from director John Crowley. Setting the chain of events in motion is Lehiff (<a href="/players/P____22766/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Colin Farrell</a>), a small-time crook whose most recent petty theft has him on the run from Jerry (<a href="/players/P____48137/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Colm Meaney</a>), a self-aggrandizing police detective who's even more full of himself now that he's being constantly trailed by a TV news documentary crew. Meanwhile, Lehiff's friend John (<a href="/players/P___271775/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Cillian Murphy</a>) is going though a trial breakup -- or "intermission," as he calls it -- with his girlfriend, Deirdre (<a href="/players/P___200403/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Kelly MacDonald</a>), who has promptly taken up with the older, more conventionally responsible bank manager Sam (Michael McElhatton). When Lehiff suggests that the answer to all of his and John's troubles is to set up Sam and rob his vaults, John's too eager to comply -- and their plan spells dire consequences for everyone in their immediate circle of relations. Also starring David Wilmot, Brian F. O'Byrne, and <a href="/players/P___200145/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Shirley Henderson</a>, Intermission had its premiere at the Galway Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award, and secured berths at the Edinburgh, Telluride, and Toronto festivals. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide23Tag Target (>10)1122http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t49427cnv5z.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Intermission/230371/default.aspxFilm Spout Post: ..."and the red red viino did flow...(In Bruges) http://www.spout.com/blogs/chrismorrell/archive/2008/10/2/35817.aspx

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Post Date: 10/2/2008 9:47:37 AM
Body: I've heard people saying,they didnt think of Colin Farrell as doing "funny" .. They obviously didnt see,or forgot "Intermission" ..The "movie within a movie" being made in "in Bruges",is supposedly a rip-off of "Dont look now" .. That set-up provides THE most preposterous of pay-offs imaginable.. lots of "claret" a sprayin...and Ralph Fiennes seems to be reprising Ben Kingsley's character from "Sexy Beast"..The other reference there being ,tally of "F"-word usage (still beaten by "Resevoir Dogs" methinks..but probably outscoring on the "C " word quotiant. All that said..this is a great example of a movie that will have you laughing out loud at disgusting characters and disgusting behaviour .. with enough redeeming ,believable qualities in those characters to make it all okay.
]]>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:47:37 GMTchrismorrellchrismorrell Blog10/2/2008 9:47:37 AMI've heard people saying,they didnt think of Colin Farrell as doing "funny" .. They obviously didnt see,or forgot "Intermission" ..The "movie within a movie" being made in "in Bruges",is supposedly a rip-off of "Dont look now" .. That set-up provides THE most preposterous of pay-offs imaginable.. lots of "claret" a sprayin...and Ralph Fiennes seems to be reprising Ben Kingsley's character from "Sexy Beast"..The other reference there being ,tally of "F"-word usage (still beaten by "Resevoir Dogs" methinks..but probably outscoring on the "C " word quotiant. All that said..this is a great example of a movie that will have you laughing out loud at disgusting characters and disgusting behaviour .. with enough redeeming ,believable qualities in those characters to make it all okay. Spout Post: Intermission http://www.spout.com/blogs/moviebabe/archive/2007/7/4/13063.aspx

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Post Date: 7/4/2007 11:06:00 AM
Body: By Tricia Olszewski The debut effort of director John Crowley and writer Mark O’Rowe, Intermission is that rare achievement of the post–Pulp Fiction age: a movie that’s equal parts quirkiness and grit without feeling blatantly derivative. Set in contemporary Ireland, Intermission closely resembles another of that country’s recent exports, Elizabeth Gill’s Goldfish Memory. Both use an ensemble cast and intersecting story lines to muse about modern love and human connections in general. Among Intermission’s dozen main characters are John (Cillian Murphy), a grocery-store employee who broke up with his girlfriend, Deirdre (Kelly Macdonald), to “test” her; John’s best friend, Oscar (David Wilmot), who’s desperately seeking companionship; Noeleen (Deirdre O’Kane), a wife who’s left brokenhearted and confused when her husband, Sam (Michael McElhatton), suddenly moves in with Deirdre; Deirdre’s mustachioed sister, Sally (Shirley Henderson), who’s withdrawn herself from the world since a relationship went south; and Jerry (Colm Meaney), a renegade cop bloated with notions of his own toughness. Oh yeah: Colin Farrell’s in it, too, though the actor’s ability to play well with others is as surprising as his character’s absolute refusal to. Farrell’s Lehiff, a petty criminal full of smartass swagger, fades into the background after Intermission’s opening scene, in which an apparent come-on abruptly turns violent. Indeed, Farrell’s luxuriating in his full-on (and nearly indecipherable) Irishness is enough to convince you that he’s just another of the film’s lesser-knowns. Though mostly lighthearted in tone, dominated by O’Rowe’s witty dialogue and running gags, Intermission has a way of suddenly shifting: A montage cutting between Noeleen looking at an empty closet, John finding a bra in his couch, and Oscar jerking off to porn captures the loneliness of the characters with unexpected punch, and random acts of violence, mostly courtesy of a young rock-throwing hellion (Taylor Molloy), disrupt the action whenever things get too cozy. Rather than making Intermission a schizophrenic mess, however, its mood swings seem to reflect the humanity of its fully realized characters. The most enjoyable ones are the most melancholy, such as Noeleen, who seeks out a “pick-me-up” affair and then realizes that the anger she’s unleashing in increasingly violent lovemaking sessions would be better directed toward her no-good husband, and Sally, who’s both the movie’s moral mouthpiece and a heartbreaking example of how bitterness can wither a person. Crowley’s jittery camera is a less effective attempt to keep things real, and certain plot lines do trudge toward predictable conclusions. But not pat ones: Just when Jerry, whose confidence is briefly tested in a standoff with Lehiff, is shown insufferably telling himself that he “has the power!,” Intermission’s swift and satisfying conclusion knocks his world off-kilter again. In fact, no one here ends up in an unquestionably happily-ever-after situation: Each resolution comes with an asterisk—which isn’t how it should be, but how it is.
]]>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 15:06:00 GMTMovieBabeMovieBabe Blog7/4/2007 11:06:00 AM By Tricia Olszewski The debut effort of director John Crowley and writer Mark O’Rowe, Intermission is that rare achievement of the post–Pulp Fiction age: a movie that’s equal parts quirkiness and grit without feeling blatantly derivative. Set in contemporary Ireland, Intermission closely resembles another of that country’s recent exports, Elizabeth Gill’s Goldfish Memory. Both use an ensemble cast and intersecting story lines to muse about modern love and human connections in general. Among Intermission’s dozen main characters are John (Cillian Murphy), a grocery-store employee who broke up with his girlfriend, Deirdre (Kelly Macdonald), to “test” her; John’s best friend, Oscar (David Wilmot), who’s desperately seeking companionship; Noeleen (Deirdre O’Kane), a wife who’s left brokenhearted and confused when her husband, Sam (Michael McElhatton), suddenly moves in with Deirdre; Deirdre’s mustachioed sister, Sally (Shirley Henderson), who’s withdrawn herself from the world since a relationship went south; and Jerry (Colm Meaney), a renegade cop bloated with notions of his own toughness. Oh yeah: Colin Farrell’s in it, too, though the actor’s ability to play well with others is as surprising as his character’s absolute refusal to. Farrell’s Lehiff, a petty criminal full of smartass swagger, fades into the background after Intermission’s opening scene, in which an apparent come-on abruptly turns violent. Indeed, Farrell’s luxuriating in his full-on (and nearly indecipherable) Irishness is enough to convince you that he’s just another of the film’s lesser-knowns. Though mostly lighthearted in tone, dominated by O’Rowe’s witty dialogue and running gags, Intermission has a way of suddenly shifting: A montage cutting between Noeleen looking at an empty closet, John finding a bra in his couch, and Oscar jerking off to porn captures the loneliness of the characters with unexpected punch, and random acts of violence, mostly courtesy of a young rock-throwing hellion (Taylor Molloy), disrupt the action whenever things get too cozy. Rather than making Intermission a schizophrenic mess, however, its mood swings seem to reflect the humanity of its fully realized characters. The most enjoyable ones are the most melancholy, such as Noeleen, who seeks out a “pick-me-up” affair and then realizes that the anger she’s unleashing in increasingly violent lovemaking sessions would be better directed toward her no-good husband, and Sally, who’s both the movie’s moral mouthpiece and a heartbreaking example of how bitterness can wither a person. Crowley’s jittery camera is a less effective attempt to keep things real, and certain plot lines do trudge toward predictable conclusions. But not pat ones: Just when Jerry, whose confidence is briefly tested in a standoff with Lehiff, is shown insufferably telling himself that he “has the power!,” Intermission’s swift and satisfying conclusion knocks his world off-kilter again. In fact, no one here ends up in an unquestionably happily-ever-after situation: Each resolution comes with an asterisk—which isn’t how it should be, but how it is. Spout Tag:comedy http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/comedy/MemberTagFilms.aspxcomedy
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