Ronan Blaney’s script and Pastoll’s direction combine for an
impressively efficient piece of classical storytelling.
This film is available on Video on Demand
cal gangster Miller. Aside from his
English accent sticking out like a
sore thumb in the film’s Irish setting,
his performance is ridiculously
over the top, completely out
of step with his fellow performers.
The character of Miller feels like
he belongs in a Guy Ritchie movie,
and a sub-Tarantino-esque scene
in which he tortures two youths
while monologuing about his love
of a good metaphor is a cringeworthy
moment that takes you
out of a story the movie has done
so well to hook you into. Replace
Hogg’s Miller with a more believable
villain and Pastoll’s film might
join the ranks of the great modern
gritty thrillers.
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A Good Woman
Is Hard To Find
3 ½ Stars out of 5
Directed by: Abner Pastoll
Starring: Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg,
Andrew Simpson, Jane Brennan
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