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Intermission (2004)

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Reviews Counted:93

Fresh:68

Rotten:25

Average Rating:6.6/10

Consensus: An edgy and energetic ensemble story.

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $755,118

Synopsis: In this dramedy starring Cillian Murphy (28 DAYS LATER) and Colin Farrell (PHONE BOOTH) a series of coincidences and haphazard relationships unite a small group of people living in Dublin. The... In this dramedy starring Cillian Murphy (28 DAYS LATER) and Colin Farrell (PHONE BOOTH) a series of coincidences and haphazard relationships unite a small group of people living in Dublin. The result is an alternately depressing and humorous sideways glance at the way that people make their life decisions, seen through a group of duplicitous characters each of whom has a stubborn, selfish side and a soft, vulnerable side. With plenty of off-kilter jokes running the gamut from impotence and adultery to pissing and puking, INTERMISSION delivers its crowing potshot to female moustaches--quaintly nicknamed "tash" here. Sally (Shirley Henderson) is the downtrodden young woman with the "tash," and is also the sister of Deirdre (Kelly Macdonald) who is on the rebound after a hard breakup. Her ex-boyfriend John (Murphy) works as a clerk at a department store. His coworker Oscar (David Wilmot) is an impotent shy guy who finally finds a solution with Noeleen (Deirdre O'Kane), an older woman whose husband has just left her for the much-younger Deirdre. Meanwhile the overzealous cop Jerry (Colm Meany) is busy chasing after harmless criminal Lehiff (Colin Farrell). When a shocking bus accident occurs, the characters are brought together and forced to face the reality of their tangled lives. [More]

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Colin Farrell, Kelly MacDonald, Colm Meaney

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Colin Farrell, Kelly MacDonald, Colm Meaney, David Wilmot, Brian F. O'Byrne, Shirley Henderson, Ger Ryan

Director: John Crowley

Director: John Crowley
Screenwriter: Mark O'Rowe
Producer: Neil Jordan, Alan Moloney, Stephen Woolley
Studio: IFC Films

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
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04/01/06
Empire Magazine
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A direção bem-humorada e a montagem ágil exploram bem o ótimo roteiro e o elenco impecável.

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03/17/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

A gritty Irish Love Actually. No, you heard right...

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01/11/06
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03/05/05
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
NYC Film Critic

Dizzily paced and structured, the Irish import Intermission charms with a never-let-‘em-see-you-sweat exuberance

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Alternative | comment Comment
09/30/04
Jay Antani
Jay Antani
Los Angeles Alternative

The great thing about Intermission is that you barely have time to spot the gaps.

Full Review Source: New Yorker | comment Comment
08/01/04
Anthony Lane
Anthony Lane
New Yorker
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...the performances keep things moving, even through some of the more superfluous moments.

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06/27/04
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Una de esas que, al salir de la sala, te deja con la maravillosa sensación de haber disfrutado una buena película.

Full Review Source: Cinenganos | comment Comment
06/13/04
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos

A well-acted and interesting dark comedy, but the convoluted writing becomes the big drawback.

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05/31/04
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Not real Irish, but the movie kind: the latest to stumble off the [John] Ford assembly-line.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
05/28/04
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star

It doesn't add up to much profundity and tries too hard to be amusingly quirky.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
05/28/04
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

Such are the dangers of teaching foreign cultures to yelp like Reservoir Dogs.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
05/28/04
Stephen Cole
Stephen Cole
Globe and Mail

Attentive viewers will be rewarded with several intriguing story lines, a host of fine performances and a darn good time at the movies.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
05/14/04
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

Intermission may be more Love Actually-familiar than Robert Altman-intricate but is ultimately engaging on its own terms.

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04/29/04
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Enjoyable and surprisingly touching.

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04/29/04
Phoebe Flowers
Phoebe Flowers
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Intermission bursts with the energy of a documentary filmed on the run with a stolen camera.

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04/24/04
Carrie Rickey
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer

It's a sign of a well-written movie when all of the individual episodes carry equal weight.

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04/19/04
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing
 
 
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