Have to say i enjoyed watching this one. It was a lot of fun to watch a film set in Limerick being from here and recognising a couple of faces. Not a good enough reason I know, don't imagine I'd have had as much time for it otherwise. The dialogue and acting was a bit stilted at times and the plot had quite a few holes in it.(Also people don't tend to wave ecstasy tablets around in the air listing their ingredients and then slap them down on the bar for their mate to pick up.) However, it's good to watch an Irish film about students and young people that's not overly self conscious and aware of being Oirish. It isn't too ambitious and achieves what it sets out to do, tell a simple coming of age story. It also depicts the city pretty accurately, it doesn't try to make it look like New York and it shows a couple of the undesirables who earn the place its reputation. Whatever you may think of this movie it's got a nice little feel good factor. Supermac's never looked so good nor its lighting so flattering. Hope to see more Irish films exploring the country and showing various aspects of life in 21st century Ireland. Here's to filming more movies in locations other than Belfast, Dublin or Wicklow.
Review of Cowboys & Angels
