Film No. 20 (2020) April 6th. 8:20 PM. Amazon Streaming, Living Room, Mt. Hawthorn. W.A.
"Do all the poofs in Paris have their top button done up?" (Brother Petsey welcome's Jack home with a classic, who do you think you have become?, welcome).
Amazon would have secured this humble regional drama for a song I imagine and because of our current exceptional,lock-down, isolation circumstances, Made in Belfast will be building a following.
Writer/Director Paul Kennedy introduces us to Jack (Ciaran McMenamin), a successful writer living in Paris. Home (Belfast) is calling due to the impending death of his father, Kevy (Lalor Roddy). A relationship Jack would rather forget. To please brother Petsey (Shaun Blaney) he does return, but old wounds are opened between family, friends and a jilted lover, Alice (Shauna Macdonald).
The script is fresh with bite and good humour. The relationships are legitimate. Every scene has purpose. Maybe the ending is a little pat but we are never totally sure. I thoroughly enjoyed Kennedy's work, his first feature. Sadly, for the moment, his only. 8GUMS.
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie mainly because of the excellent acting, but also because of the tight script and character development. I suppose the final scene was a little twee but I’d become fond of the characters by then, and was happy.
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