Ordinary Decent Criminal

Ordinary Decent Criminal
by Thaddeus O'Sullivan

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Actor: Helen Baxendale, Kevin Spacey, Linda Fiorentino, Peter Mullan, Stephen Dillane
Director: Thaddeus O'Sullivan
Brand: SPACEY,KEVIN
Producer: Christine Ruppert
Producer: James Mitchell
Producer: Jonathan Cavendish
Producer: Margaret Moggan
Producer: Martha O'Neill
Producer: Paul Tucker
Writer: Gerard Stembridge
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 93 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-01-21
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Miramax Home Entertainment

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Movie Review: I am giving it to Salvation Army thrift store
Summary: 1 Stars

Eek.
Slightly disgusting to begin with (two adoring wives to one husband and they don't even compete?) and really disgusting at the end (Spacey's character suddenly becomes really violent, including shooting people in the back.)
Neither comedy nor drama, this movie is somewhere in between never really fully anchoring in any particular genre. Perhaps the movie was supposed to be ironic but at the end our reaction was: Huh? What's the point?

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Summary of Ordinary Decent Criminal

Academy Award(R)-winner Kevin Spacey (Best Actor, 1999, AMERICAN BEAUTY) leads an all-star cast in this fast, fun, and suspenseful story of a clever crime boss and the lost art of the heist! Michael Lynch (Spacey) is Dublin's most notorious criminal, known for brazen robberies that perplex the police and inspire his fellow working-class Northsiders. When he's not playing family man with his children and two wives -- sisters Christine (Linda Fiorentino -- MEN IN BLACK) and Lisa (Helen Baxendale) -- Lynch is busy plotting elaborate larcenies that are as much about style and showmanship as the loot involved! But when the one cop (Stephen Dillane -- SPY GAME) sharp enough to catch Lynch gets on his case, our fun-loving criminal gets a run for his money! Also featuring Colin Farrell (MINOTIRY REPORT) as Lynch's loyal sidekick -- you're sure to get your money's worth from his highly original and endlessly entertaining movie treat!

To the disappointment of Kevin Spacey fans, Miramax never released Ordinary Decent Criminal in the U.S. That has more to do with backstage negotiations than with the quality of this amusing Irish crime caper, which was overshadowed by John Boorman's similar and superior film The General. Both were inspired by the exploits of infamous Irish gangster Martin Cahill, fictionalized here as Michael Lynch (Spacey, with a passable brogue), an elusive bank robber who prides himself on family values and clever escapes. His latest brazen scheme involves the theft of a priceless Caravaggio painting, but director Thaddeus O'Sullivan (who made the underrated Nothing Personal) is more interested in quirky character study than criminal behavior, giving the film its jaunty, uneven mix of humor, drama, and violence. The casting of Spacey and Linda Fiorentino (as Lynch's supportive wife) is an awkward concession to international box office, but the movie's Irish flavor--including a pre-stardom role for Colin Farrell--is enough to keep its cagey spirits high. --Jeff Shannon

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