Another disappointing year for Irish cinema. Despite all the funding, film schools, festivals, and media support little of worth arrived.
THE GOOD
Good vibrations - Nordie music bio that worked.
Pilgrim Hill - impressive docu-drama about a lonely farmer. Even better it cost little to make. Talent shines through.
Philomena - enjoyable and moving movie about a woman's search for her lost son.
O'Briens - straight-to-DVD movie about a family gathering in the West of Ireland. Full of annoying characters but it still works.
THE AVERAGE
Earthbound - unusual sci-fi set in Dublin. Made no impact but worth a look.
Jump - rave movie set in Derry. Like a lot of Irish movies it arrives a decade late but is well made.
Belfast story - annual IRA movie. This one got ruined by lame direction but its script kept the story moving. Not as bad as the mainstream reviews.
In fear - this year's horror effort (Citadel wasn't Irish themed). Well-made with a small cast, effective though predictable.
THE RUBBISH
Hardy bucks - another Hollywood copy with Irish accents. Dire stuff.
King of the travellers - bad movie with a romance between two warring traveller families.
Life's a breeze - proof that Lance Daly is a minor talent. This is awful stuff. No-one cared about this family or their stupid mattress.
Black ice - Johnny Gogan's latest piece of drek. Boy racers along the border, in a fog!
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