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Published in The Rocket, July 8, 1998
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REEL LIFE: I Went Down
by Sharon Knolle
This Irish road flick/gangster comedy just may be
the funniest British import since The Full Monty.
It concerns a luckless Irish lad, Git (Peter
McDonald, a very appealing ringer for Edward
Norton), just out of jail and moping about the
girl who's left him for (ouch) his best friend.
During his first night out of the joint, while in
pursuit of his girl, Git inadvertently crosses a
mob boss. To make amends, he must "go down" and
kidnap another man who's crossed the boss and
stolen a considerable chunk of cash. For the job,
Git is saddled with a partner: Bunny (Brendan
Gleeson), a more experienced but equally clueless
ex-con who immediately succeeds in losing their
quarry. These two inept henchmen carry out their
task against considerable odds, stumbling through
some truly hilarious set pieces, including a
kidnapping with masks that cover everything but
their faces and Bunny instructing Git on firing a
gun--and then charging him for every bullet he
fires. The film is interspersed with titles that
announce upcoming action, such as "some shooting
and a car chase" and "dancing and then some sexual
intercourse," that are almost worth the price of
admission alone.
© 1998
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