The Young Offenders

2016
1h 23m

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Chris Walley and Alex Murphy in The Young Offenders (2016)

Dark Comedy Adventure Comedy Crime Drama

Two teenage boys cycle 160km on stolen bikes pursued by police to find a missing bale of cocaine worth 7 million euro. Set around the real event of Ireland's biggest cocaine seizure in 2007 ... Read allTwo teenage boys cycle 160km on stolen bikes pursued by police to find a missing bale of cocaine worth 7 million euro. Set around the real event of Ireland's biggest cocaine seizure in 2007 of 440 million euro.Two teenage boys cycle 160km on stolen bikes pursued by police to find a missing bale of cocaine worth 7 million euro. Set around the real event of Ireland's biggest cocaine seizure in 2007 of 440 million euro.

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7.1/10

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Awards
- 11 wins & 10 nominations

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Trivia
This original version of "The Young Offenders" is actually set in a "flashback" version of 2007, although both Jock and Conor are 15. The same entire set of characters, with new additions, would re-appear in the TV series version of the BBC Three/RTE/Vico Film re-boot, but some of their personalities, circumstances and situations would be slightly revised, and re-used.

Goofs
In the last scene in police station there is a calendar saying July 2015, but this movie is set on true events in 2007.

Quotes
Conor: There are two things you need for an adventure, a treasure map and someone dumb enough to go with you.

Crazy credits
In the start of the movie when Conor said some "dickhead" on a roof dropped a hammer on his dads head, at the credits he is listed down as "dickhead on the roof"

Connections
References Batman (1966)

Soundtracks
Where's Me Jumper
Performed by Sultans of Ping F.C.
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
Words and Music by Pat O'Connell (as Paddy O'Connell) and Niall O'Flaherty (as Nial O'Flaherty)
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

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9/10

Fantastic Little Gem of a Movie

I expected some comedy, but this was hilarious fun. There is pace and action not dissimilar from Guy Ritchie movies. It reminded me of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels on a much lighter tone and probably twice as funny.

I absolutely loved the stylised but down to earth storytelling, and the narrative. I hope the director/writer come up with more stylised comedy like this. It is not filled with gratuitous violence. It is definitely recommended viewing.

I have given it an enthusiastic 9 because I have not laughed so much in a while. It would have still been a 7 if I laughed 50% less!!