Stalker

First Irish movie released this year (in Dublin anyway) and this one is another along the lines of Charlie Casanova. A homeless guy meets a younger man, gets involved with his friends and extended family, and then violence erupts! Part awful and part impressive - the acting is terrible and lots of scenes are unintentionally funny. There was one scene in Ranelagh where they head off to the cinema and I thought they were going the wrong way to Rathmines. Then they said they weren't going there but to the IFI! Lots of classical music on the soundtrack - a previous post on this blog complained about the lack this in Irish movies! The characters are all bad caricatures and the dialogue is silly. The violence and cruelty veers into bad comedy. But at least this movie has energy, passion, and unpredictability! They are three qualities missing in most recent Irish releases.

Title: Stalker
Genre: FIS
New/old: New
Cinema/DVD: Cinema