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Plot: It's hard to believe that a movie about two hairpiece salesmen in war-torn Northern Ireland--a comedy, no less--could work at all, but An Everlasting Piece does work, though perhaps not in the ...( read more read more... )way one would expect. Colm (Barry McEvoy, who also wrote the screenplay) is a new barber at a mental institution and bonds with his fellow barber George (Brian F. O'Byrne) even though Colm is Catholic and George is Protestant. A new patient arrives, who turns out to have been the owner of the only wig company in all of Northern Ireland. Figuring that having a monopoly means easy money, Colm and George convince the new patient to give them his client list, and they're off on a series of rambling comic adventures, aided by Colm's girlfriend Bronagh (Anna Friel, A Midsummer Night's Dream). But when a wig is found at the site of an act of IRA sabotage, the salesmen's lives get suddenly complicated. What makes An Everlasting Piece work is not that it ignores the Irish conflict, but that it pays close attention to it; in fact, the tension of civil strife is a crucial element of the movie's humor, allowing it to dip into a more serious mood without becoming preachy or pretentious. The actors are uniformly excellent; Friel is particularly charming. A comedy about wigs sounds like goofy slapstick; An Everlasting Piece is actually thoughtful and richly human. Directed by Barry Levinson (Diner, Rain Man, Wag the Dog). --Bret Fetzer

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  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 11, 2007
    Now this comedy may look stupid, but it gives hilarious British comedies (although technically the film is directed by an American) such as 'Snatch' and 'Divorcing Jack' a run for their money.

    The idea is a fresh one, the acting is convincing (Anna Friel, as Colm's girlfriend, has clearly taken some acting lessons from her spouse David Thewlis) and the wit is sharp. Even Barry McEvoy provides something to look at as Colm.

    The only thing wrong with the movie, I'd say, is that it begins as being a bit confusing. But that sorts itself out soon enough, and then the hilarity really begins! 4/5
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    March 19, 2007
    This movies is funny and up-lifting. I haven't seen it in forever on account that blockbusters no longer carries it.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    March 18, 2006
    One of the best Irish films of all time. I give them immunity, for being North Irish. Your feet shall be smooth!

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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Barry Levinson
  • Genres: Comedy
  • Released: February 1, 2001
  • DVD Released: August 7, 2001

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