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gobshite (Hooligans) - Jamie Belton, Andy Curtis, Brendan Dempsey, Mike Scullion

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Movie propaganda

Everything was going just the way the planned until they met him.

Ronnie "The Rabbit" Banks (Andy Curtis), a slightly demented English gangster, decides that he wants a bigger piece of the underworld pie and devises a scheme involving the takeover of a family tavern in a sleepy seaside community in Ireland.

Problems occur when the rightful owners of the pub put up more of a fight than he bargained for. But Ronnie's worries don't end there, he double-crossed ferocious crime boss Stanley "The Gov" Briggs (Brendan Dempsey), who goes after Ronnie with all his money.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film UK Ireland crime gangster boss prison comedy loser murder

Persons of interest

Larry Austin .... Monty Montgomery
Jamie Belton .... Boomer
Andy Curtis .... Ronnie "The Rabbit" Banks
Brendan Dempsey .... Stanley "The Gov" Briggs
Kevin Scullion .... Screenwriter
Mike Scullion .... Screenwriter
Mike Scullion .... Director

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21st Century Pictures

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Theatrical report

Gobshite tries very hard to be entertaining but doesn't go the distance; it is very much the poor cousin of Lock, stock and two smoking barrels. The accents are all over the place, the pacing is slow, the dialogue crawls. You could knock a good half-hour off the running time and end up with a better film. Leave this one for the "Five weeklies for five dollars" special.