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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Director - Martin McDonagh, Cinematography - Ben Davis

"Some things there's no moving on from. And I think that's a good thing."

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I do worry sometimes I might just be entertaining myself while staving off the inevitable.

The Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonagh (2022)

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The Banshees of Inisherin

The Banshees of Inisherin [trailer]

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

Being familiar with most of Martin McDonagh's and his brother's previous movies it was to be expected that this may turn out to be more serious than the trailer indicated. But still turned you to be more uncompromising than I thought.

An unusual, memorable story with two very good lead performances. Makes you want to re-watch the partially less serious In Bruges.

Delighted to find out that Brendan Gleeson is a skilled fiddle player in real life.

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'Qala', 'The Banshees of Inshirin' reviews

Swastika Mukherjee, Tripti Dimri: mirror of voices. If writer-director Anvita Dutt’s debut Bulbbul bled gothic tears of red to mourn the passage of woman-to-witch passage, their Qala (Art) is a demi-tragic stunning canvas that weaves visual poetry via Siddharth Diwan’s cinematography and Ramesh Yadav’s art direction. Tracking the success of playback singer Qala Manjushree, the movie follows…

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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022, dir. Martin McDonagh) - review by Rookie-Critic

The Banshees of Inisherin is a story about the corrupting power of cruelty and what can happen when we as people choose it over kindness. The powerhouse trio of director Martin McDonagh and stars Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson are back for their first outing together since 2008's wildly hilarious In Bruges. This time, however, the film is much more somber in tone. It still has McDonagh's trademark humor, and the first two acts of the film especially are littered with the gut-bustingly funny chemistry that Farrell and Gleeson have (even if they are supposed to be at odds). The third act, while still containing some of that humor, is much more outwardly sad and leans into the despair and desperation of both characters almost full tilt. To me, it manages to balance both of these different tonal elements perfectly, at certain moments leaving the audience wanting to both laugh and cry simultaneously. Speaking in vague terms so as not to spoil anything, the unstoppable force definitely meets its immovable object here, and the clash is not only self destructive, but also counterproductive. The train is heading for the inevitable collision and never once stops to think it should attempt to brake. I'm normally not a fan of pessimistic movies, and this does on the surface seem to be exactly that, but I'm not so convinced that it's that cut and dry.

McDonagh's other three films (one of which, Seven Psychopaths, I admittedly have not seen) seem to practice an ideology that I have lovingly given the name "cynical optimism". Banshees, in a move that is both ballsy and, in my opinion, brilliant, chooses to go a different path, the exact opposite path, in fact, into what I can only describe as "hopeful pessimism". The film's central story of these two characters who can't seem to reconcile their very petty and small differences (or, at least, one of them can't) is set against the backdrop of early 1920s Ireland, at the tail end of the Irish Civil War. I'm not very familiar with Irish history or the nitty-gritty details of this war, but from what little I have read, it seems that it was a war that did nothing but divide a country that could have been stronger together, so it clearly mirrors our two troubled leads. The one character that seems to understand this, on both counts, is Siobhán Súilleabháin, the sister to Farrell's character Pádraic, played wonderfully by Kerry Condon. Siobhán pleads with both sides to try and reach some kind of peaceful conclusion, and it all seems to fall on deaf ears. There's also Barry Keoghan's character Dominic, who is essentially the town fool, but even he can see the unwinnable situation that Gleeson's Colm Doherty has put them in, and just wishes for everyone involved to just wash their hands of it and go their separate ways. I can tell that I'm rambling trying to talk around the major plot points of the film, and I can't go into the details of how I feel about its message and what it all means to me without heading into stark spoiler territory, so I'll just say this: I think Banshees functions well as a cautionary tale, with its one flaw being that the way it chooses to tell its tale can easily be misconstrued as hopeless. However, for me, it worked wonders, and it has cemented itself as my favorite film of McDonagh's, one of my favorite performances out of Farrell, and it has put itself firmly in the upper echelon of this year's offerings in my book.

Score: 10/10

Currently streaming on HBO Max.

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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) Review

Before we start, serious question - WTF is a banshee??!

Plot: On a remote island off the coast of Ireland, Pádraic is devastated when his buddy Colm suddenly puts an end to their lifelong friendship. With help from his sister and a troubled young islander, Pádraic sets out to repair the damaged relationship by any means necessary. However, as Colm's resolve only strengthens, he soon delivers an ultimatum that leads to shocking consequences.

Slowly but surely the awards season has begun, and right off the gate we have a strong contender with The Banshees of Inisherin, which is a mouthful of a title, though that is acknowledged in the film by one character, who observes that it sounds interesting with all the ‘sh’s. And he is not wrong! Also, I have now learnt the meaning of ‘banshee’, it means a female spirit whose wailing warns of a death in a house. So yep, that’s some casual foreshadowing in the title. However I’m not here to review film titles, I’m here to talk about the motion pictures themselves! So, this one reunites the entire main team of In Bruges, which was a 2008 crime comedy about two hitmen hiding out in a town in Belgium after a crime gone wrong. Those two hitmen were played by Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, and they now return in The Banshees playing very different characters, though not losing any of the chemistry that made this duo pairing work in the first place.

Martin McDonagh who wrote and directed In Bruges is also back and at the helm, and even though the cast of this film are all great and we shall get to them, the real star here is McDonagh who brings his absolute A-game from both the fantastically written screenplay and direction. It’s nice to see McDonagh back in this more smaller scale indie-like medium, as for a while he was taken away by big Hollywood projects such as Seven Psychopaths and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and though those were enjoyable, I did find them a bit overstuffed and messy. McDonagh comes from a theatrical background as a playwright, so naturally in his experience he works better in simplicity. In Bruges was located in one small town with a very simple premise, and that worked wonderfully. He’s also directed a short film (also starring Gleeson) called Six Shooter which is actually on YouTube now which I’d say is very worth your time. And again - small scale and set mainly on a train. So with The Banshees McDonagh once more returns to his roots so to speak, by setting the scene on this remote tiny Irish island where a very small population live, so much so that everyone knows everyone. Irish Civil War is raging on in the mainland, however all is quiet on the western front so to speak, as this island is separated from all the bloodshed with only some gunshots heard in the distance, creating this very isolated and lonely feel, with the latter playing a major ongoing theme throughout the movie. So what could possibly go wrong in the island of peace and harmony?

Before anything else lets address the island itself. The Irish landscapes are absolutely gorgeous and the cinematography takes full advantage of this natural beauty. Like this is an wonderfully pretty looking movie. Throughout all the farce and madness, the camera never shies away from showing off the green plains, the bright blue skies, the rocky cliffs, the various animals running about. Speaking of the animals, there are some really adorable ones here, especially a pony and a dog that literally pull at your heartstrings. As a whole though the film really makes the island of Inisherin feel like a character in itself. So props to McDonagh and the cinematographer Ben Davis for really honing in on those photographic landscapes.

That being said, besides the landscapes the narrative itself features little to no beauty. This is actually a really dark tale - a tragedy of male friendship gone sour. You really do feel sorry for Farrell’s Pádraic, as he is “one of life’s good guys”, and witnessing him descend into madness starting from being hurt, sad and confused when his friend all of a sudden doesn’t want to be friends with him no more, it is indeed tragic. What’s worse is both men have good points as to why one wants to get the friendship back and why the other wants it to end. Gleeson’s Colm is depressed by a sense of time slipping away, and determined to do something creative with whatever years he has left. As such he’s ridding himself of the “aimless chatting” of “a limited man”. Whilst Pádraic, well, the guy just wants his friend back, you know? That’s all he wants. Naturally both of them are very extreme in their decisions, with Colm especially being very blunt and at times shocking with his choices, but that again is a comment of the stubbornness of men. So much so that Pádraic doesn’t even notice the loneliness and sadness of his smarter sister Siobhán (played by Kerry Condon), or his dismissal of the town fool Dominic (Barry Keoghan) as the island’s premier dullard (an assessment that is tragically untrue) mirrors his own mistreatment by Colm – an unjust hierarchy of hurt.

That being said, through all this darkness this movie is f****** funny!! It’s hilarious from the lines of dialogue to the character expressions, this movie is one if the not the funniest movies of this year. There are plenty quotable laugh-out-loud moments, ranging from oddball comedy to satire. And here is also where the cast absolutely excell. Colin Farrell’s facial expressions throughout this movie, as he tries yet fails to process why his friend isn’t his friend anymore are nothing short of hysterical. Brendan Gleeson as Colm, though the less flashier role and relies on him being more stoic and calm, still results in humour through the sheer fact of how much this guy does not care. And the things he ends up doing throughout the movie are done so non-chalantly, when others would be horrified and traumatised. Kerry Condon is also powerful as the only real voice of reason in the movie, as she speaks on behalf of the audience as she exclaims “you can’t just stop being friends with someone! It’s not nice!”. But the real scene stealer is Barry Keoghan as the ‘foolish’ Dominic, who is very eccentric in his movements, but also has this endearing quality to him that he asks or says things very honestly without reading the room, and its funny of course but also you do feel sorry for the chap. He really gets the brunt of it all so to speak. Also all the other cast of characters you meet on this island all to provide moments of amusement and humour.

Overall The Banshees of Inisherin balances its dark themes with absurdism so-so well, and the cast are all at the top of their game, the cinematography is sublime, the writing is on a whole ‘nother level. Equally hilarious yet tragic, I honestly find it difficult to find a fault in this one. Even the ending that really dials up on the dark madness feels deserved and the only direction for these characters to go, especially with the Irish folklore and myths behind it. Immensely enjoyed this one. Naturally after my viewing I had to head to the nearby pub and have a pint of Guinness. Seemed only right.

Overall score: 9/10

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The Banshees of Inisherin

2022. Dark Comedy Drama

By Martin McDonagh

Starring: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Barry Keoghan, Gary Lydon, Pat Shortt, Sheila Flitton, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Jon Kenny, Aaron Monaghan...

Country: Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Language: English

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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022, UK/USA)

Director & Writer: Martin McDonagh

Mini-review:

I must admit this movie was not what I expected, and I feel like the trailers were a bit misguiding. I thought it was going to focus on the mysterious reason why Colm ends the friendship with Pádraic, but that was solved almost right away and it was... underwhelming. I understand what the movie was trying to do, and the themes it deals with were interesting, but I just feel like we got off on the wrong foot. Still, the script has some really funny (and dark) moments and the acting by the four main actors is simply sublime. And the cinematography and the score are gorgeous, too. So yeah, this is definitely not a bad movie, but it just didn't meet the expectations I had, based on all the promotional material.

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The Banshees of Inisherin – Movie Review

TL;DR – A odd yet sad film of life in a small village that escalates out of all control ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 5. Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit sceneDisclosure – I paid to see this film. The Banshees of Inisherin Review – Today I have a slightly frustrating film to review, and unfortunately for them, it is not their fault. I work out of Australia, and for some reason, this…

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The Guard (2011) Review

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randomrichards · 1 year

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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN:

In a small village

Man severs ties with buddy

For being boring

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The Banshees of Inisherin (15): An superlative dark comedy of two men at loggerheads.

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