Andrea Corr, Bernard Hill, Brendan O'Hare

Sibling rivalry hits the stage as estranged brothers compete against each other at a music fest in this bittersweet tale set in Ireland. Returning home after over 20 years, Jimmy (Colm Meaney) is dete...( read more  read more... )rmined to see his band win a music competition, but not if brother John Joe (Bernard Hill) has anything to do with it. As the two pull dirty tricks on each other, John Joe's fiddler (Andrea Corr) catches the eye of a handsome lad in Jimmy's band.

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R, 90 min.

Directed by: John Irvin

Release Date: April 3, 2004

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DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005

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  • January 28, 2009
    well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that both colm meaney n bernard hill play good parts thorughout this movie..its got a good director behind this movie....( read more)..i think that the director of this Art House & International, Comedy movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie..its an enjoyable Art House & International, Comedy movie 2 watch
  • July 25, 2008
    Great music, great cast and Andrea Corr rocks. Amazing fiddle player.
  • March 20, 2008
    This won't suit everyone's taste but I LOVED it! I didn't see the setup coming with the brothers but the way they wrapped it in the whole storyline and with a wee twist in the end, it was just delightful!

    More drama than comedy and with lots of authentic irish music, I really...( read more) enjoyed watching it with my husband for St. Paddy's Day. But if you've irish roots, you'll likely enjoy it any day ~
  • December 3, 2007
    I originally wanted to see this movie because I'm a big Corrs fan and I wanted to see what Andrea Corr was like. I thought she did well for her first big role in a film. I thought the film was really good for what it was supposed to be, which was a light hearted Irish comedy. I r...( read more)eally like the music in it as well.
  • August 7, 2007
    Really cute and funny movie about Irish music. I had never heard of this movie before, just happened to come across it at the video store and thought it would be a perfect movie for me. Irish music and the 60s, 2 of my favorite things! Plenty of Guinness and "colourful Irish lang...( read more)uage" too. Very enjoyable.
  • July 9, 2007
    Havent watched it but hey
  • June 14, 2007
    its aright
    a story abt brothers competing each other over music and some tales from the past and etc
    not that bad really, i'd say this moive is more of an indie..yeah, so if ur a indie fan, go ahead and watch this
  • March 31, 2007
    Funny and it has a good story. I love movies that take place in Ireland.
  • March 8, 2007
    I want to see this!... Looks interesting..

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