Kevin Spacey, David Kelly, Colin Farrell

Michael Lynch is Dublin's most notorious criminal, his brazen robberies making him the bane of the Gardaí and a hero to his fellow working class city Northsiders. When not playing happy families with ...( read more  read more... )his two wives - sisters Christine and Lisa - and his children, Lynch is busy plotting elaborate heists, thinking as much about the showmanship of it all as he is the loot involved. On his case is Garda Noel Quigley, his determination to convict Lynch slowly turning into an obsession. Inevitably, a showdown looms.

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R, 94 min.

Directed by: Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Release Date: January 7, 2000

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DVD Release Date: January 21, 2003

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  • May 1, 2008
    Not ordinary, but a decent movie. Well above average but there were still some things that could have been better. I'm glad I watched it though, it was definitely worth it.

    In this film Kevin Spacey is Michael Lynch, supposedly an 'ordinary, decent criminal'. He lives a good l...( read more)ife with his two wives and children, making an income by robbing banks and stealing other expensive items. Behind him all the time wanting to convict Lynch is Noel Quigley, soon he becomes obsessed with bringing him down and putting him away for good. But Lynch is clever and can easily survive stuff like that, Quigley only needs evidence.

    Kevin Spacey was pretty damn good for his role. I guess some of the cast was the downside, as the story was entertaining enough. But Spacey's performance was dynamite, only a few gaps here and there that could have used something else. Colin Farrell's part was small, I would have liked him to be more of a main character. And heck, I liked Vincent Regan even for his part. Nice cast, but sometimes it just didn't work with them together.

    It's a clever movie that is easily entertaining and enjoyable. The ending is great, satisfying yet still left open. The accents started to get to me after a while, but hey, I survived watching the whole thing.
  • November 19, 2007
    Kevin Spacey has two wives, and cops follow him around and he does 'zaney' things to get away from them so hes can blahc ahclas....sorry. Lost my interest even talking about it.
  • August 13, 2007
    I think if this had been based on a ture story the events would have seemed a little more intersting. Kevin Spacey plays a mastermind of a criminal, who is shared by his wife and her sister.

    The only known Irish person in this film that I recognised was Colin Farrell, who pla...( read more)yed a relatively small part.

    Interesting story, not very interestly told.

    VERDICT: Worth a watch, but wait until it's on tv
  • May 29, 2007
    LOL I didn't think this was going to be a comedy too!
    & OI! They had th say for FOOK sake! (never gets old! & I hear it at work al the time!)
  • October 23, 2006
    Outstanding Spacey performance. Superb soundtrack. Decent story. Why don't more people know about this film!
  • August 16, 2009
    Watch the original 'The General' with Brendan Gleeson, it's much better.
  • July 26, 2009
    Decent fictionalized telling of what we've seen already in the black and white Irish film "The General" starring Brendan Gleeson. Kevin Spacey is almost always interesting to watch (except in Beyond the Sea, where it was too creepy playing a man 20 years his junior) and has a lo...( read more)t of great Irish actors in it. Didn't get much of a release in the States and I'm not sure why, especially with Colin Farrell running around.
  • June 30, 2009
    A pleasant surprise.I really liked the style of the movie.Kevin Spacey and the supporting cast were great,although i was little bugged with Spacey's attempt at Irish accent.It's a great movie if you wanna watch a fun action flick and not use your head for hour and a half.
  • May 29, 2009
    The first movie that "introduce" me wif Kevin Spacey..cool..




    The 1st movie that "introduce" me to Kevin Spacey...he's so cool..
  • March 28, 2009
    I am watching Kevin Spacey movies these days.i am trying to find a bad movie with him but its all good.he is a genius actor i think.he is always chosing the best roles for him.he is the cool guy in the begining of this movie.but when he robbed the museum his life is getting hard....( read more)surprising as always,great acting as always.it has some ridiclous parts.but it is very entertaing.watch it.

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  • villaman1976
    August 13, 2007
    this is based on a true story about the criminal Martin Carhill there is also a movie called the general staring brendan gleeson based on the same person

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