Directed by:
Ian FitzgibbonScreenplay:
Mark O'RoweCinematography:
Seamus DeasyComposer:
David HolmesCast:
Gabriel Byrne, Cillian Murphy, Michael McElhatton, Jodie Whittaker, Conleth Hill, Domhnall Gleeson, Ned Dennehy, Jim Broadbent, Brendan Gleeson (more)Plots(1)
Perrier's Bounty is an Irish crime thriller comedy, also known as Kopfgeld, set in modern-day Dublin. A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies. Michael is a perpetual waster. He owes money to Perrier, a local thug. When two enforcers demand payment by nightfall, Michael does a burglary with two others but won't be paid till morning. All he has to do is stay away from the thugs until he can get the money then give it to Perrier. But the lads catch Michael and start to deliver a beating, but Brenda, Michael's suicidal neighbor, shoots one. Now they must run for their lives, accompanied by Jim, Michael's estranged father who claims to be dying and has come to reconcile with his son. Will any of the trio see the sun rise? And can Michael become enlightened, become a better man? (Visual Entertainment Group)
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I might have given this movie three stars, if it hadn’t been for Irish actors such as Murphy, Gleeson and Whittaker and the setting hadn’t been the Irish countryside. As I love all these actors as well as the Irish countryside, I had to add one more star. It is true that as gangster films go, this one is a bit weak. Gleeson, however, is a villain par excellence and if nothing else, he alone makes the movie worth watching.
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Perrier's Bounty may be a mediocre effort plot-wise, which most of all feels like an adaptation of a short story whose author was inspired by the atmosphere of popular films... But thanks to fantastic Jim Broadbent and a truly original narrator with Gabriel Byrne's voice, I'll throw in a fourth star after all. Enjoy watching.
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