I Went Down (1997)
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84% of critics liked it
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86% of users liked it
(688 ratings)
This Irish-British road movie follows the misadventures of some Irish ex-cons. When Dublin hood Tom French (Tony Doyle) comes down hard on slow-witted Anto (David Wilmot), Git (Peter McDonald) intervenes and then is assigned a mission. He is ordered to travel to Cork to bring back French's… More This Irish-British road movie follows the misadventures of some Irish ex-cons. When Dublin hood Tom French (Tony Doyle) comes down hard on slow-witted Anto (David Wilmot), Git (Peter McDonald) intervenes and then is assigned a mission. He is ordered to travel to Cork to bring back French's friend Frank Grogan (Peter Caffrey) and the money Frank in holding. Along for the ride is French's associate Bunny (Brendan Gleeson). The two rescue Grogan from gunmen, but Grogan claims to know nothing about any money, only about his 18-month affair with French's wife. Thus, uncertainty looms on the horizon as the three drive back to Dublin. Shown at the 1997 Edinburgh Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paddy Breathnach
- Written By
- Conor McPherson
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 12, 1998 Wide
- On DVD
- Nov 10, 1998
- Studio
- Artisan Films
Critic Reviews
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Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com
Almost perfect.
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Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com
Well-acted crime drama, though the thick accents might be off-putting to some.
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Brandon Judell, Critics Inc./America Online
This good-natured, rough-housing Irish comedy is one of those buddy pictures where two oddly matched chaps thrown together by caustic Fate eventually save each other's life and become the best of buddies.
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Maitland McDonagh, Film Journal International
It's a tribute to Conor McPherson's richly detailed script and the fine performances by McDonald and Gleeson that they genuinely do grow on you.
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David N. Butterworth, rec.arts.movies.reviews
Comedic indie filmmaking at its best.
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Cast
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Brendan Gleeson
as Bunny Kelly
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Peter McDonald
as Git Hynes
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Peter Caffrey
as Frank Grogan
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Tony Doyle
as Tom French
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Antoine Byrne
as Sabrina Bradley
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Donal O'Kelly
as The Friendly Face
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David Wilmot
as Anto
- Michael McElhatton
- Joe Gallagher
