It was a Cinequest (my local indie film festival) offering. Very slow start. It didnt' pick up for me until Kate's ex re-entered in her and life watched how he & Donal's relationship evolved.

If you speak English you will most likely not be able to watch this movie without subtitles. None the less, the movie itself isn't bad. It's kind of boring in the beginning and seems to drag on and on. However it gets the audiences attention enough t... (read more) If you speak English you will most likely not be able to watch this movie without subtitles. None the less, the movie itself isn't bad. It's kind of boring in the beginning and seems to drag on and on. However it gets the audiences attention enough that when the ending does come it shocks you. Watching this movie you'd think it was a sort of disney like film, but it proves to go along a line all of its own. Gillian Anderson's accent wasn't bad either, even though it was very hard to understand sometimes, but that's just me.

Another Irish film that could have been great but was sadly let down by its script. Gillian Anderson is absolutely staggeringly fantastic in this, as she subtly plays a heart-broken Northern Irish mother. Her scenes with Robert Carlyle are intensely ... (read more) Another Irish film that could have been great but was sadly let down by its script. Gillian Anderson is absolutely staggeringly fantastic in this, as she subtly plays a heart-broken Northern Irish mother. Her scenes with Robert Carlyle are intensely absorbing and I just wish the film focused on this relationship more and not so much on the bloody greyhounds. After an hour of watching a boy groom his dog, the mind does begin to wander.

A rather interesting movie with a solid cast (dog included) that could have been great had the director had more artistic vision and better character development. It was always intended on his part to take a novel approach to the "troubles" that occu... (read more) A rather interesting movie with a solid cast (dog included) that could have been great had the director had more artistic vision and better character development. It was always intended on his part to take a novel approach to the "troubles" that occurred throughout Northern Ireland's history, while the novel approach was appreciated, it would have been nice to get more history on the backstory between Kate and O. What motives were driving Good Joe--was it that deep down he was a coward? Did he still believe in the cause because he was a patriot? Either way, it took me ages to see this film due to its release being limited, for the most part, across the pond. I loved loved Gillian Anderson--great comedy and fast switch over to drama in a matter of seconds. Carlyle was equally likable and newcomer Tyrone McKenna was quite impressive. While this movie isn't what American audiences would immediately relate to as a family movie (its violent and has heavy swearing, drinking, and smoking by a youth) it still has a message toward hope and against violence. In the end, despite the occasional failings in the film, that's what matters most.

Good irish movie with a few different themes simmering underneath essentially a man and dog story. You might need the subtitles on this one as it is very coloquially written.

A sweet film for every age range. A fantastic Irish film production. The young actor is just brilliant!!!

Not really my sort of film to be honest. It all seems to be held together rather loosely. I found the subplot of the reunited family to be much more engaging than the boy and his dog. Gillian Anderson does an admirable job with the material that she ... (read more) Not really my sort of film to be honest. It all seems to be held together rather loosely. I found the subplot of the reunited family to be much more engaging than the boy and his dog. Gillian Anderson does an admirable job with the material that she has to work with, but it's not enough to save this from being relatively average overall.

A really good irish film.....and there aren't many of those. It shows how hard a bopy works to own a dog he loves..a really interesting film with some sad and moving moments.