The Actors

2003 ""

The Actors

5.8 | 1h31m | R | en | Comedy

During the run of a particularly awful interpretation of Richard III, the star, Anthony O'Malley, begins to frequent a rough pub to develop his character. He meets Barreller who he discovers owes someone he's never met a considerable sum of money. Seeing an opportunity to make some fast money, O'Malley convinces hapless extra, Tom, to meet Barreller as the debt collector.

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5.8 | 1h31m | R | en | More Info

Released: March. 16,2003 | Released Producted By: Miramax , Senator Film Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Genre

Comedy , Crime

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Cast

Michael Caine , Dylan Moran , Michael Gambon , Lena Headey , Miranda Richardson , Michael McElhatton

Director

Ciara Gormley

Producted By

Miramax

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Michael Caine

as Anthony O'Malley

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Michael Gambon

as Barreller

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Miranda Richardson

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Michael McElhatton

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Ciara Gormley

Art Direction

Russ Bailey

Construction Manager

Conor Devlin

Draughtsman

Jenni Cooney

Graphic Designer

Mark Geraghty

Production Design

Jenny Oman

Property Buyer

Eamonn O'Higgins

Property Master

Cos Egan

Props

Johnny Byrne

Set Decoration

Cormac O'Maille

Camera Trainee

John Watters

Clapper Loader

Seamus McGarvey

Director of Photography

Richie Donnelly

Focus Puller

Malcolm Huse

Grip

John Dunne

Grip

Paul Edwards

Steadicam Operator

Tom Collins

Still Photographer

Keelin O'Síochain

Assistant Costume Designer

Consolata Boyle

Costume Design

Conor McAlistair

Hairdresser

The Actors Audience Reviews

Alicia I love this movie so much

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

mccarthyos It is hard to imagine two actors of such class and experience as Michael Caine and Michael Gambon getting involved in such an embarrassingly inept film. The responsibility for this ill-judged production has to be down to the writer, Neil Jordan and director, Conor McPherson. I doubt I've seen such a bad film with such good credits in a long time. The comedian, Dylan Moran, who made his mark as the irritable and incompetent bookshop owner in the TV sitcom, Blackbooks, turns in much the same routine here, except with such excess and lack of comedic control as to leave one squirming. It is easy to see how the story could have been made to work, for the situation is an interesting one and loaded with comic potential. A classical actor (Caine) tries to rip off the mob (Gambon and co) with the aide of a bumbling wannabe colleague (Moran), with predictable results. It could have and should have been good. Sadly, it was not to be.

murphyalan This film is a joy to watch and should do well on DVD and video. I suppose you really have to be Irish to appreciate the some of the subtlties such as accent, colloquialisms and the dress sense of some of the characters but let me assure you that when Dylan Moran impersonates 'Barreler' the impersonation is quite familiar to most people from Dublin because we have many characters in our fine city that look, act and talk like that! The sheer simple comedy employed and Michael Caines genius acting alone are worth the money but on top of this the plot is great, the script is fantastic and the dialogue fast moving and catchy. A perfect light entertainment movie without the madcap humour of Jim Carrey.

biggses To surmise, this film involves two actors (Caine and Moran) trying to con a gangster. The plot is flimsy at best as several plot holes occur throughout. However this normally shouldn't matter as the comedy should carry a film like this. There are some genuinely funny bits (mostly provided by Dylan Moran). However, other times, there are long melodramatic scenes that fail to add anything to the movie. Caine's character seemed overdone to me. Especially at the start, he continually quotes Shakespeare and acts like a pompous actor. One could say he was playing the part properly but the character seemed to me flat and unfunny. Overall I would say see only if a fan of the actors involved. Otherwise wait for video or tv.

bren-8 Although the plot of this film is a bit far-fetched, it is worth seeing just for the performances of Michaels Caine and Gambon. The latter delivers a truly wonderful Dublin accent. Caine hams it up...which is exactly what the character he is playing should do. Entertaining and fun, this is a hour and a half of easy watching.