And the award for the daftest IRA movie goes to! It's Xmas eve and an American city is having a riot. The British ambassador's daughter gets held hostage by a gang of blacks. An SAS man is sent into the war zone to find her. Turns out the IRA are behind the crime and they give pursuit. Routine action movie that has its moments: a bazooka takes down a helicopter; a motorcyclist on fire. But the Irish accents are dire, the IRA look like ninjas and are too large in numbers, and most of the film has you looking at explosions/violence without caring. There's one scene where the two leads are fleeing yet they don't appear too worried! Available everywhere on DVD but never gets a mention in books on Irish cinema. That's why this blog exists!
Title: Riot
Genre: Gangs
New/old: Old
Cinema/DVD: DVD
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