Set in the 1970s, Breakfast on Pluto follows the exploits of Patrick Braden (Cillian Murphy), an endearing, but deceptively tough young man. Abandoned as a baby in his small Irish hometown and aware from a very early age that he is different, Patrick survives this harsh environment with the aid of his wit and charm, plus a sweet refusal to let anyone and anything change who he is.
As Patrick's penchant for dressing up and his sewing skills develop, he begins his transformation into the beautiful and androgynous Kitten. With a burning desire to find his mother, he moves to London where an hilarious, memorable and emotional series of misadventures sees Kitten finally finding the love and happiness he so craves and deserves.
Neil Jordan weaves a wonderfully surreal and magical tale to bring us this funny, moving and poignant rites of passage account of a young man enduring the trials and tribulations he faces with a smile and unwavering faith in the inherent goodness in us all.
Special Agent Matti
I'm thinking that Breakfast on Pluto the novel is a lot more entertaining than Breakfast on Pluto the movie, otherwise it would never have been made into a movie. If it had been a biography it would have some redeeming historical value but as fiction it's more of a b-grade, big-poof Forrest Gump.
MA 15+ (Strong coarse language, violence)
124 minutes (2:04 hours)
Film: 17 August 2006
