Perrier's Bounty

2009

Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Romance / Thriller

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 47% · 44 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 47% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.3/10 10 8050 8.1K

Plot summary

A gangster named Perrier looks to exact his revenge on a trio of fugitives responsible for the accidental death of one of his cronies.

Director

Ian Fitzgibbon Photo
Ian Fitzgibbon

Top cast

Cillian Murphy Photo
Cillian Murphy as Michael
Brendan Gleeson Photo
Brendan Gleeson as Darren Perrier
Domhnall Gleeson Photo
Domhnall Gleeson as Clifford
Jim Broadbent Photo
Jim Broadbent as Jim
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805.61 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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1.62 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by witster18 6 / 10

Good. Lot's of Subtle Dry humor that will probably be missed by many... recommended

Rented this on a recommendation from the video store owner, who like myself, is into just about every genre. We certainly don't shy away from foreign films, and this gangster/father-son story looked to be right up my alley.Like I mentioned in the title - there is quite a bit of humor here that can be hard to pick up because of its' dry nature, and because of the thick accents. It can really make the difference between this being a completely average film, and this being a truly enjoyable, albeit lesser-known, humorous, and darkly adventurous tale.The cast is strong and the story moves at a brisk pace. It's in the storyline vein of Tarantino or Ritchie, but lacks a bit of the panache of those directors' work.Perrier's Bounty has good performances throughout, and there is little doubt that those fans of the afore mentioned directors will find this to be an exciting film. It's rated R for brief nudity, drug use, and violence.The only stand-out negative would be the music. The music selections were great, but the volume of the music was WAY too loud compared to the dialog and the rest of the movie. Maybe the music director was a bit too proud of his/her selections. I had to turn the TV down every time a song came on, and then turn it back up when the dialog resumed. The only other negative would be a slightly rushed and under-developed love story that could have really put this over-the-top.Recommended. THose who liked pulp fiction and lock stock will find this to be a good(not great) film along the same lines. LIsten carefully as many of the hilarious lines can pass you by. The strongest characteristic of this film is the relationship between Cillian Murphy and the actor(who's name escapes me as I'm writing this) who plays Cillian's father. Also, having two fantastic actors playing in the two lead Gangster roles helps immensely.71/100You'll like it if you liked: Layer Cake, State of Grace, or Harry Brown.
Reviewed by napierslogs 6 / 10

Weirdly funny, violent, and mostly chaotic, crime spree in one Irish night

An Irish gangster crime comedy. Well, Irish, gangster and crime are all accurate but whether it's a comedy, drama or thriller that's up to you to decide. Perrier (Brendan Gleeson) has a bounty for the head of Michael (Cillian Murphy). Poor lad, he owes money to some local thugs.With the help of his beautiful, slightly crazy and suicidal neighbour Brenda (Jodie Whittaker), they accidentally kill a thug, and then with the encouragement of his might-be-dying father (Jim Broadbent), they go on a crime spree.It's a comedy of errors where the errors lead to many murders, some accidental but some because there's nothing better to do. It's violent for the sake of being violent with a few uneasy laughs. Add Gabriel Byrne as the voice of the narrator/The Reaper expounding on the philosophical virtues of life, death and the ocean, just to make the film more well-rounded. I'm assuming that's the purpose, and also that the contradiction between philosophy and gangster crime is supposed to be hilarious."Perrier's Bounty" could be a brilliant fusion of all genres into a gangster crime film. But it's missing some vital cohesiveness and substance to make this more than a weirdly funny, violent crime spree through an Irish night. Which isn't all that bad, but it's no "In Bruges".
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