IRISH PARTS OF THIS MUST BE THE PLACE?

Been reading some reviews of this movie in the British press. One thing most note is that the Dublin scenes were confusing and there is supposed to be a different version released in the States to remove this confusion? Anyway, a few points: what's with both Olwen Fouere and Simon Delany playing the SAME characters as in their other films? Fouere's character is almost identical to the one she played in the recent Other side of sleep. Delaney seemed to be reviving his Rock-Steady Eddie character from Halo effect? This movie had a world-class director yet it seems the IFB got involved and made the movie less successful than it could have been?