Holy Water (2010)

7% of critics liked it
(15 reviews)
23% want to see it
(183 ratings)

Barring perhaps the typical quaintness of the average Irish burg, Killcoulin's Leap doesn't have much to offer today's young bachelor. Four pals who live there feel their prime years escaping them but are already almost resigned to accepting the town's severely disproportionate number of women, its… More Barring perhaps the typical quaintness of the average Irish burg, Killcoulin's Leap doesn't have much to offer today's young bachelor. Four pals who live there feel their prime years escaping them but are already almost resigned to accepting the town's severely disproportionate number of women, its less-than-thriving economy, and the small thrills of performing music for the elderly patrons of the local pub. But when an acquaintance manages to leave Killcoulin's Leap and make something himself, the boys get inspired to find a way to scrape together some cash and follow suit. Linda Hamilton and Tommy "Tiny" Lister co-star in this droll comedy. ~ Jonathan Frey, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Tom Reeve
Written By: Michael O'Mahony
Genres: Art House & International, Comedy

Studio: Kaleidoscope Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Mike Edwards, What Culture
This is a real low for Linda Hamilton, and her career has largely consisted of collecting benefit cheques from the dole office.
, Empire Magazine
Definitely an original, this has some truly funny moments and sympathetic characters.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
This fatally unfunny Irish comedy doesn't raise a single laugh from its silly conceit.
, Film4
Last Of The Summer Wine was never like this.
Wendy Ide, Times [UK]
It's staggeringly unfunny and skin-crawlingly unsexy, so as sex comedies go, this rather misses the mark.
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian [UK]
A fantastically depressing, unfunny and embarrassing comedy.
Elliott Noble, Sky Movies
It won't be the biggest performer at the box office, but when it comes to comedy, size really doesn't matter. Grab a stiff one - it'll put a smile on your face.
David Parkinson, Radio Times
This flimsy comedy is simply too contrived and inconsequential to raise many laughs.
Christopher Tookey, Daily Mirror [UK]
Subtitled 'An Arousing Comedy', the only emotions it's likely to arouse in most people are boredom and contempt, with a dash of pity.
Grant Rollings, Sun Online
It's kind of like an Irishman making a movie about the English where we all wear bowler hats, drink tea and only complain when someone pushes into the queue.
Anthony Quinn, Independent
This jolly Irish heartwarmer is a close descendant of Waking Ned, with a slightly more risqué plotline.
Allan Hunter, Daily Express
A modest comedy that feels like a frisky episode of Ballykissangel.
Derek Malcolm, This is London
The film quickly descends into farce - it hardly merits the appellation of "an arousing comedy".
Robbie Collin, News of the World
One of the most cack-handedly amateur films I've ever ground my teeth through.
Alistair Harkness, Scotsman
Holy crap, more like. This dismal "oirish" comedy fails to raise a single laugh from its limp premise.

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