Recent Reviews for Cowboys & Angels

temoa

MCT:

June 7, 2008

Well scripted and performed, Cowboys and Angels is a great movie to watch. Watching a shy young man take control of his life with the help of an unknown friend that he didnt expect.
renegadegav

MCT:

December 9, 2007

Charming gay/straight love story from Ireland. The strikingly handsome leads work well together in a heartwarming, sometimes lighthearted coming of age story. Good fun and easy on the eye.
kuroiniji

MCT:

October 17, 2007

was only alright i guess. the plot was really jumpy.. like there were loop holes in places but other than that i think it was a rather sweet portrayal of friendship between straight and gay.
redantfan

MCT:

July 27, 2007

nice story. not too funny but very good film. good shots of limerick and the music wasn't bad either.
the story was good and the preformances top rate. well worth a look
ladyRoverbabe

MCT:

July 27, 2007

Watched this one by coincidence. Ie there was nothing else on telly...
A sweet and funny story about friendship, ambitions and dreams.
danieljparsons

MCT:

June 29, 2007

A pretty standard film with its heart in the right place, Cowboys & Angels tells the story of two Irish flatmates - Shane, a straight 20 year-old who is unhappy with his career and his directionless life, and Vincent, a gay 23 year-old whose life is pretty much solid, pursuing his career ambitions in the fashion industry and exploring possible romances. The two were former pupils at the same school and end up sharing a flat through coincidence, and become friends. When Shane, trying to overcome his shyness, discovers a stash of drugs in the corridor of the building he shares with other people, it begins in motion an unlikely involvement in drug running; seemingly this is more interesting and certainly more financially rewarding than his dead-end career, but soon his life is spiralling out of control.
Cowboys & Angels is really rather generic for its first hour, even with the introduction of the drugs storyline and an unrequited infatuation that Shane has for Gemma (who in a contrived coincidence turns out to be Vincent's best friend). The character of Vincent, the flamboyant gay guy with an interest in fashion and a bathroom cabinet crammed with hair-care product, is a walking stereotype, and most of the other characters are steeped in cliché. It doesn't help that Allen Leech, as Vincent, overplays everything whilst Michael Legge, as Shane, mumbles his way through most of his lines. At the one hour mark though, the stereotypes are reversed in a brilliant sequence which starts with a drugged up Shane in a club making a prat of himself and ends with him back in the apartment with the dealer he's doing the running for, whilst in another room Gemma tries to seduce Vincent. It's one of the few truly effective moments that actually make sitting through the film worthwhile, before it finishes predictably in sentimentality.
gms1yygy

MCT:

June 16, 2007

One of my Flixter "best friends" I Mann said it best: "This is a beautiful movie about the ups and downs of starting to live on your own and of friendship and curiosity. Really lovely movie and I highly recommend it." ... so do I.
mannly

MCT:

June 11, 2007

This is a beautiful movie about the ups and downs of starting to live on your own and of friendship and curiosity. Really lovely movie and I highly recommend it.
LeanbhCorKra

MCT:

April 16, 2007

This movies was pretty good...Successful ln portraying life for young adults in Ireland..Well, depends what you're into really..
stitch1981

MCT:

April 12, 2007

Brilliant. The best film I have watched in a long, long time. The two leads are excellently cast and their chemistry is suberb. Now my favourite gay movie............ever!
rgsunico1

MCT:

April 2, 2007

This story was rather smart, although a bit complicated to a fault, it's hard to put my finger on it precisely. Despite that, it's worth a second look.
MissMaryMac

MCT:

March 8, 2007

A feel good coming of age movie, about two young men coming to terms with adult life. it touches on a few issues without becoming too confronting, with a happy ending. I finished watching it feeling absolutely charmed by the characters despite a rather simple plot
KrisB82

MCT:

October 28, 2006

A beautiful story of Self-discovery and maturity set in Ireland, I'm so glad I took the time to watch this movie... life's too short to waste on things you don't want...
Tentpeg52

MCT:

April 10, 2006

awsome such a amasing movie iam totaly adicted to it
watch it onnce you start to watch you never wanna stop