Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

ThiefHott Too much of everything

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

leonblackwood Review: The storyline was quite silly and unrealistic but funny in parts. Cillian Murphy was the best suited actor for this role but he other actors put in average performances. There is much remember-able moments, but its quite entertaining and unpredictable. I liked the casting of the father (Broadbent) but the girl was pretty annoying, which I think was deliberate. In all, its just light hearted mindless fun that isn't supposed to be taken that seriously. Average!Round-Up: This film was cleverly written so that you stick with the plot to see how it panes out, but its not your everyday blockbuster and you can tell that it was done on a budget. I'm still in two minds about Cillian Murphy, who is brilliant in Nolan's films, but I'm yet to see the same quality in the lower budget movies. I'm quite a fan of Gleeson, who always puts in good performances, and Broadbent seems to have got better with age. It looks like this is the time for the older actors because the younger ones aren't really making a stamp in the movie world like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, earlier on in there careers. I recommend this movie to people who like there Irish comedy crime capers. 3/10.

davidshort10 I cannot imagine why anyone likes anything about this film. I'm about 20 minutes into it, taking a break from the boring task at home of putting some curtains up. Putting up curtains is becoming an attractive alternative to watching this piece of rubbish. It's a good argument for countries not to have a film board, as I see this was subsidised by the Irish Film Board. Quite why a country would use its tax money to finance a movie that shows its capital as full of violent loan sharks and hapless drug addicts is beyond me. It seems to be an inferior Irish copy of the already inferior type of gangster Mockney movies produced by the former Mrs Madonna.

DICK STEEL My decision to watch this stemmed from the star power of Cillian Murphy, if not then I would have approached English/Irish crime thrillers with a little apprehension as most somehow come across as Guy Ritchie wannabes, or follow a dark and gritty formula that gets quite tired after a while. London Boulevard was a little underwhelming with a sprawling narrative that got nowhere, and in some ways Perrier's Bounty didn't quite leave a favourable impression.Granted the film boasts great character actors, from Murphy as the down and out protagonist Michael McCrea, Jim Broadbent as his dad Jim, and Jodie Whittaker as the hot next door neighbour Brenda who all get embroiled in Michael's affairs with the titular gangster Darren Perrier (Brendan Gleeson, whom is probably known to worldwide audiences better for his role as Mad-Eye Moody in the Harry Potter franchise), when they inevitably knock off two of the latter's foot soldiers when they come knocking violently to get back money owed, and a bounty is declared on Michael and the group which runs its course in an overnight tale of hunter versus prey.The better parts of the film come from the incredibly chemistry that Murphy and Broadbent share as son and father, especially when they got introduced in the film not really speaking or on good terms, but for the inevitable improvement when Jim's death sentence by way of a medical condition gets made known, and the wicked modus operandi of Perrier coming into play. The complimentary romance subplot was credible between Michael and Brenda, but you just know it had to give way to more pressing survival issues on hand, especially when Perrier demonstrates why he is not to be trifled with. That of course gives way to plenty of scenes with graphic violence, which to a modern audience is something already quite numbing if the intention is to shock.Still, director Ian Fitzgibbon keeps Mark O'Rowe's story moving at incredible pace, set against an eclectic soundtrack, but alas it is the pace that doesn't allow for the film to breathe and give a little bit more dimension to the characters, especially the villains who come across as pretty one dimensional goons out for blood and constantly cursing through their limited vocabulary. It's touted to be a comedy, but unless you have a ear for thick Irish accents, then most of the verbal jibes would probably have gone unheard, which is a pity since I would have loved it if it was subtitled to assist non native English speakers.Perrier's Bounty lacked a certain X-factor to its rather bland storyline, which had the actors to thank for making it a lot more enjoyable if not for their presence, since you're likely to be able to stay ahead of plot developments, which spell mediocre and average.

TxMike Running dry of ideas for DVDs from video rental, we happened upon this one. In general I like British comedies, and "Trainspotting" is one of my favorites. But some of them also fall flat for me. I will add "Perrier's Bounty" to that list of the latter.Brendan Gleeson is Darren Perrier, an Irish mobster who takes his loans very seriously. Cillian Murphy is Michael McCrea, who is a bit of a slacker and finds himself with just a few hours to get the cash to keep the goons off him. Perhaps the best character is old faithful Jim Broadbent as Jim McCrea, Michael's dad. As with most British and Irish movies of this sort, lots of 'blue' language is used, and is off-putting. But that is the genre. It was somewhat entertaining but mostly wasted time watching it.