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The Mighty Celt (2005)

The Mighty Celt

Plot Synopsis: Donal is a West Belfast schoolboy who lives with his single mother, Kate. To help make ends meet, he works long hours after school for a local dog tra... (read more)

Rated Unrated, 1 hr. 22 min.
Directed by: Pearse Elliott
Release Date: Aug 26, 2005
All Flixster Ratings: 3.5 Stars (119)
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32 days ago
3.0 Stars
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.
89 days ago
Want To See
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)
221 days ago
2.5 Stars
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)
240 days ago
3.5 Stars
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)
285 days ago
3.5 Stars
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.
414 days ago
4.0 Stars
A sweet film for every age range. A fantastic Irish film production. The young actor is just brilliant!!!
436 days ago
2.5 Stars
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)
492 days ago
4.5 Stars
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.
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