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Terrible execution of what could have been a decent story. The director seems like a novice practising for an Oscar and just ends up looking pretentious! Infuriating delivery of lines, unreal reactions to what's just been said, bad pacing all round makes this a missable one!

I liked this movie's storyline and the tension between the two main characters. It starts slow but I found myself becoming intrigued by the main character. He never explains himself or his actions, but yet I understood him and could relate in ways. Loved the sexual chemistry. Wish there was more of that. Good film. I would recommend.

We like quirky slow burners, but this one spent too long meandering about and never really lit the fuse. In the opening scene we see a woman masturbating, for what reason I don't know, as it seemed completely disconnected from the rest of the story. Then for the next 90 minutes we get Laurence O'Fuarain trying to speak his lines without moving his lips, which made following the plot very difficult. In the end, the loans are paid out without any particular drama and the credits roll. We survived until the end, but it felt like a chore than an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. Sorry, it's a 3 from me.

This film is quite cool and stylistic but in a realistic way. It feels to me, that if the same script was on a bigger budget (I'm assuming this was a small budget) I feel it would draw a particular audience as it reminds me of other stylistic films that are shot in a beautiful way, almost like they are a sequence of still pictures, and then there is unusual sexual tension between the two main characters, who are a bit strange and don't say much, and don't ever tell what they are actually thinking - This is rare in movies today, as we are usually spoon fed.

Even though a big budget and known cast would work here as an arthouse film, I have to say that the cast give very real performances. I definitely will keep a look out for more from the actor who played the main character.

A slow burn film, so people who prefer faster paced films, it might not be for them. The slow pace is definitely deliberate, as the style remains the same throughout the film. I wouldn't describe it as a thriller, more of a drama with some thriller aspects. The performances are strong. I liked the leads but in particular the girl who played the home nurse was wonderful to watch. The film looks great, it makes Dublin city look like a European capital city. Being from Dublin, this was nice to see in a movie.