WAKING NED DIVINE 1998
A film review by Timothy Voon
Copyright 1999 Timothy Voon
3 out of 5 for stealing the lottery ticket from a dead man
Cast: Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, James Nesbitt, Susan Lynch, Brendan F. Dempsey. Screenplay: Kirk Jones. Producers: Glynis Murray and Richard Holmes. Director: Kirk Jones.
Who wants to be a millionaire? If you were Marilyn Monroe, the answer would be to be to marry one. If you were Demi Moore, you would probably sleep with one. If you were Nicholas Cage and Bridget Fonda, you would lose it and then find it again through charity. If you were in an Agatha Christie movie you would probably murder one. However, if you were Ned Devine, you would win it and then cack it.
Yes, there's a dead guy in this movie, with a 7 million lottery ticket and everyone in town is trying to steal it. Although there are moments of tension when everyone is trying to fool the tattslotto man, or humour when riding naked on a motorcycle, or a bit of competition when trying to mate with the pig farmer's lay, and a bit of Irish humour which after awhile runs dry.
I sat through this movie wandering what had transpired through 90 minutes of screening time. After awhile, I realised it was all about stealing money and getting away with it. Where was the heart in this movie, outside greed? Did they truly feel remorseful about stealing a dead man's winnings? But none of these questions were left answered. Which left me wandering is there more to life than just winning the lottery?
Timothy Voon
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