So while in Cannes I am obviously going to be seeing some films while I am here, and I am going to try and give you a low down so that if you somehow come across these films you will know which films to see and which ones to stay away from.....but be warned I am no professional!
White Irish Drinkers is set in 1975 Brooklyn and follows the lives of the Leary brothers, Danny and Brian. The film opens up with a scene in which Brian and Danny have a disagreement on whether or not to take a specific piece of jewelry from a store they are robbing. From there the tension between the two keeps building. Danny tire to get Brian to do another "job" with him, and the movie starts to show the struggle Brian and Danny have with one another as they try to escape the Brooklyn for bigger and better things.
For being a low budget the film was put together nicely. There was a good flow to the way the story progressed as characters and plot points were introduced and revealed. Some of the shots weren't superb, there was a lot of shakey camera work in certain areas, while other shots were out of focus completely. In some instances the focal point of the shot was completely wrong. Going with this theme there were also areas where sound effects were not needed or completely off, and really took away from the message the scene was trying to portray. An area where I think the film does shine is the fact that it is a period piece shot in NYC, which given the low budget it had was quite the feat. I also really enjoyed the story it was very coming of age and timely which I liked.
If this movie does come to a theater near you I would say go see and you won't be disappointed. On the other hand you also won' be overly impressed either
6 out of 10
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