An Everlasting Piece (2000)
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48% of critics liked it
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72% of users liked it
(1,697 ratings)
Director Barry Levinson attempts to repeat the success of several recent, low-budget British imports such as The Full Monty (1997), Waking Ned Devine (1998), and Saving Grace (2000) with this comedy about a pair of prison barbers trying to make a success of a hairpiece business in Northern Ireland.… More Director Barry Levinson attempts to repeat the success of several recent, low-budget British imports such as The Full Monty (1997), Waking Ned Devine (1998), and Saving Grace (2000) with this comedy about a pair of prison barbers trying to make a success of a hairpiece business in Northern Ireland. Colm (Barry McEvoy), a Catholic, and George (Brian F. O'Byrne), a Protestant, are friends who toil away in a lackluster job cutting the hair of convicts in a prison for the insane where Colm's girlfriend Bronagh (Anna Friel) also works. When the two lads hear of a prisoner nicknamed The Scalper (Billy Connolly), they learn that he was the only seller of hairpieces in the country, and decide to begin crafting their own toupees for sale as a way to start their own business. As they ply their wares through the war-torn country, the friends are not above using their respective religions to make sales, but competition soon arrives in the form of Toupee or Not Toupee, a rival company, and a race to be the first outfit to sell 30 units quickly ensues. Politics, business, and religious beliefs soon intersect to cause big trouble for both men. Actor McEvoy also wrote the script for An Everlasting Piece, loosely basing his character on his real-life father. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi
- Directed By
- Barry Levinson
- Written By
- Barry Levinson
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Feb 1, 2001 Wide
- Studio
- Dreamworks Distribution LLC
Critic Reviews
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Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
The humor is slight, but the actors make the blarney go down easy.
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David Germain, Associated Press
The comedy inherent in toupee gags gradually runs dry, and the interplay between the main characters sometimes doesn't offer enough sparks to pick up the slack.
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Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com
This little film tries too hard to charm, and in the process loses its bite.
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Jay Carr, Boston Globe
A slight but diverting series of set pieces.
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A.O. Scott, New York Times
The director serves up a nice helping of blarney, but he seems to have left his schmaltz in Baltimore.
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Cast
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Barry McEvoy
as Colm
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Brian F. O'Byrne
as George
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Anna Friel
as Bronagh
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Billy Connolly
as Scalper
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Colum Convey
as IRA Man
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Pauline McLynn
as Gerty
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Ruth McCabe
as Mrs. O'Neill
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Desmond McAleer
as Mr. Black
- Anne Friel
- Laurence Kinlan
- Elanor McEvoy
- Des McAleer
