Dark Lies the Island (film)

Dark Lies the Island
Dark Lies the Island
	Release poster
Directed by	Ian Fitzgibbon
Written by	Kevin Barry
Produced by	Michael Garland ; Catherine Magee
Starring	Peter Coonan ; Charlie Murphy ; Moe Dunford ; Pat Shortt ; Tommy Tiernan ;
Cinematography	Cathal Watters
Edited by	Stephen O'Connell
Music by	Stephen Rennicks
Release date	February 27, 2019(Dublin Film Festival);
Country	Ireland

Last updated February 22, 2025

Dark Lies the Island is a 2019 Irish drama film directed by Ian Fitzgibbon from a screenplay adapted by Kevin Barry from his short story of the same name.^[1] It stars Peter Coonan, Charlie Murphy, Moe Dunford, Pat Shortt and Tommy Tiernan. It was produced by Grand Pictures. It premiered at the Dublin Film Festival on February 27, 2019, and went on general release in Ireland and the United Kingdom on October 18 of that year.

Plot

Cast

Peter Coonan as Doggy Mannion
Charlie Murphy as Sarah Mannion
Moe Dunford as Martin Mannion
Pat Shortt as Daddy Mannion
Tommy Tiernan as Richie Tobin

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes it has a score of 67% based on reviews from 6 critics.^[2]

In a review for The Irish Times , critic Donald Clarke praised the cast and cinematographer Cathal Watters but concluded "this impressive work fails to impose order on a too-busy melodrama that flails in a hundred directions without locating enough forward momentum."^[1] Chris Wasser of Irish Independent characterised it as an Irish Fargo and judged it a "nasty, tone-deaf, diddley-eye disaster".^[3] RTÉ's TV editor John Byrne in a 4-star review praised Coonan's "manic fervor" and Murphy's "Veronica Lake-like ice queen quality".^[4]

References

1 2 Clarke, Donald (October 16, 2019). "Dark Lies the Island: It looks good, they act well, but it doesn't work". The Irish Times . Archived from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
↑ "Dark Lies the Island". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
↑ Wasser, Chris (October 19, 2019). "Dark Lies the Island review: 'Cheap, incoherent and sorely lacking in structure and sense'". Irish Independent . Archived from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
↑ Byrne, John (October 16, 2019). "Dark Lies the Island: a dark and dysfunctional delight". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

External links

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[Clarke-1] 1 2 Clarke, Donald (October 16, 2019). "Dark Lies the Island: It looks good, they act well, but it doesn't work". The Irish Times . Archived from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[2] "Dark Lies the Island". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2024-12-23.

[Wasser-3] Wasser, Chris (October 19, 2019). "Dark Lies the Island review: 'Cheap, incoherent and sorely lacking in structure and sense'". Irish Independent . Archived from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[rté-4] Byrne, John (October 16, 2019). "Dark Lies the Island: a dark and dysfunctional delight". RTÉ.ie. Archived from the original on December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

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