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Absolutely loved the film. The acting and directing is superb. Colin Farrell's and Kerry Condon's performances are incredible, but Barry Keoghan steals the show

by imiric 4y ago

Absolutely loved the film. The acting and directing is superb. Colin Farrell's and Kerry Condon's performances are incredible, but Barry Keoghan steals the show. This is one of my favorite scenes in recent memory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBIsqYO9l8w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBIsqYO9l8w

xeromal 4y ago
If I'm being honest, I have no idea what's going on in this scene.
- fsckboy 4y ago
  as a quick vignette of life at one of the stops of the short bus, sure; but as it relates to the rest of the movie and why is it in there, I agree with you.
MikeOfAu 4y ago
For me, it was the proposal scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6oF9OpmjGw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6oF9OpmjGw What acting.
- imiric 4y ago
  Oh, yeah, genius. And heartbreaking :'(
- messe 4y ago
  That scene is heartbreaking to watch. Keoghan deserved the academy award for best supporting actor this year IMO (as for best screenplay, while I think Banshee's should've gotten it, it was pretty close and EEAAO would've been my second choice anyway),
- throwawaylinux 4y ago
  Is it supposed to be a caricature of a mentally disabled person? What is great about that acting? Not being rhetorical here, I'm not a person of high culture.
  - jonny_eh 4y ago
    Basically this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WHBO_Qc-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WHBO_Qc-Q
MH15 4y ago
Barry Keoghan continues to steal the show. He's in the recent The Green Night for a few minutes only but still pulls it off.
tomxor 4y ago
Loved it too, It's funny in the absurdity of it all and the dialogue. There's a delicate balance of dark humour, the Irish charm of the setting and characters, and subtle deeper aspects that emerge from initially simple seeming characters that tops it all off. Not to mention the excellent acting. But I suspect a lot of that is a subjective taste, so it's not surprising it's not widely appreciated.
- fsckboy 4y ago
  > the Irish charm of the setting and characters I find Irish people perfectly charming, but when it comes to the themes of Irish film and literature, charming does not oft spring to my lips. Did you watch this film to the end? warmed the cockles of your heart did it?
  - rendall 4y ago
    I was really down after I left the movie. It was unexpectedly one of the most depressing movies I've seen, right down there with The Reflecting Skin, Irreversible and Black Rain. It is a good movie, and I'm pleased that there's room in the public attention for movies like this, but the way that people talk about it I wonder if we even saw the same movie. I'm in no hurry to watch it again.
  - tomxor 4y ago
    As I said not for everyone, I watched it to the end, not sure why you are implying otherwise.
    - fsckboy 4y ago
      >not sure why you are implying otherwise i didn't imply anything, I literally asked, and more importantly, in a rhetorical sense as a lead-in to what I said after. my comments in my opinion, like the film in your opinion, are not for everyone, only for people of superior taste.
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by imiric 4y ago

xeromal 4y ago

If I'm being honest, I have no idea what's going on in this scene.

fsckboy 4y ago
as a quick vignette of life at one of the stops of the short bus, sure; but as it relates to the rest of the movie and why is it in there, I agree with you.

MikeOfAu 4y ago

For me, it was the proposal scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6oF9OpmjGw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6oF9OpmjGw What acting.

imiric 4y ago
Oh, yeah, genius. And heartbreaking :'(
messe 4y ago
That scene is heartbreaking to watch. Keoghan deserved the academy award for best supporting actor this year IMO (as for best screenplay, while I think Banshee's should've gotten it, it was pretty close and EEAAO would've been my second choice anyway),
throwawaylinux 4y ago
Is it supposed to be a caricature of a mentally disabled person? What is great about that acting? Not being rhetorical here, I'm not a person of high culture.
- jonny_eh 4y ago
  Basically this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WHBO_Qc-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6WHBO_Qc-Q

MH15 4y ago

Barry Keoghan continues to steal the show. He's in the recent The Green Night for a few minutes only but still pulls it off.

tomxor 4y ago

Loved it too, It's funny in the absurdity of it all and the dialogue. There's a delicate balance of dark humour, the Irish charm of the setting and characters, and subtle deeper aspects that emerge from initially simple seeming characters that tops it all off. Not to mention the excellent acting. But I suspect a lot of that is a subjective taste, so it's not surprising it's not widely appreciated.

fsckboy 4y ago
> the Irish charm of the setting and characters I find Irish people perfectly charming, but when it comes to the themes of Irish film and literature, charming does not oft spring to my lips. Did you watch this film to the end? warmed the cockles of your heart did it?
- rendall 4y ago
  I was really down after I left the movie. It was unexpectedly one of the most depressing movies I've seen, right down there with The Reflecting Skin, Irreversible and Black Rain. It is a good movie, and I'm pleased that there's room in the public attention for movies like this, but the way that people talk about it I wonder if we even saw the same movie. I'm in no hurry to watch it again.
- tomxor 4y ago
  As I said not for everyone, I watched it to the end, not sure why you are implying otherwise.
  - fsckboy 4y ago
    >not sure why you are implying otherwise i didn't imply anything, I literally asked, and more importantly, in a rhetorical sense as a lead-in to what I said after. my comments in my opinion, like the film in your opinion, are not for everyone, only for people of superior taste.
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