I Went Down

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I Went Down

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I Went Down

Peter McDonald, Antoine Byrne, Brendan Gleeson

Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who sends Git to...( read more  read more... ) Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly, to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It's a tougher assignment than it seems: Git's a novice, Bunny's prone to rash acts, Frank doesn't want to be found (and once he's found, he has no money), and maybe Tom's planning to murder Frank, which puts Git in a moral dilemma. Then, there's the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What's a decent and stand-up lad to do?

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  • threefolddado
    July 2, 2008
    threefolddado
    Great mob drama.
  • roryphelan90
    July 12, 2009
    roryphelan90
    This is a comedy crime, thing, set in midlands Ireland, starring Brendan Gleeson (of Harry Potter and 'in Bruges' fame.) It was made in the mid-nineties.

    Its a departure from the typical Irish films of the time in that it doesn't make any attempt to be overtly 'Oirish' or try ...( read more)to bound itself up in some typical heavyhanded sense of Irish identity. its just a straightforward crime comedy thing, made wherever it was made.
    The film is also different from the Irish homegrown films of the period in that its not total sh*t. Its pretty sophisticated actually.
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    I Went Down is noticeably well written and acted, with the director bringing a nicely judged tone to the piece that is never too loud in its pretensions (you can sense a sliver of the hip tarantino-esque crime movies of the mid 90s permeating its vision.) Unfortunately the film is a bit too sparse for its own good.

    Its actually a strange experience, as you enjoy the company of these characters (particularly Brendan Gleeson's Bubbles, who comes out with some great lines) but you also get kinda bored after a while.
  • comeinandjointhariot
    April 2, 2009
    comeinandjointhariot
    superbly crafted take on the brit-crime genre. Written by Conor McPherson, the playwright behind the fantastic "the Weir", "I Went Down" uses theatrical techniques to drive its simple, loveable gangster comedy plot forward. truly a lesser known gem.
  • goezy
    March 16, 2008
    goezy
    Another winner from the UK. This flick had me in fits of laughter throughout. Gritty tough guys and hard luck for the constant young victim but he came up trumps with that last word!! Gotta get me a copy to go with Lock stock and 2...
  • nevernotmadeit
    May 27, 2007
    nevernotmadeit
    Look at ye, ye feckin'...in the bath fella ya!
  • jjnxn
    April 7, 2007
    jjnxn
    good irish crime drama, unusual locations, no green rolling hills here.
  • biffo1705
    March 28, 2007
    biffo1705
    i think i like it coz it showed the bog of allen!!!
  • thepoopatorium
    February 23, 2007
    thepoopatorium
    This get better and better every time. I'm probably on 30+ views at this stage. One of my all time top 5. Bunny Kelly, greatest comic character ever?
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