Black Irish

2007
R
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

2.7K

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A teenage boy longs to win the attention of his emotionally distant father.A teenage boy longs to win the attention of his emotionally distant father.A teenage boy longs to win the attention of his emotionally distant father.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

2.7K

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Trivia
Michael Rispoli and Michael Angarano starred together previously in One Last Thing.

Goofs
Scenes in the living room, the kitchen and the hospital have extended periods where the boom microphone is visible.

Quotes
Desmond McKay: [Glances at the crucifix on the wall] What are you lookin' at?
[sitting on side of hospital bed]
Desmond McKay: Don't look too bad up there. Oh, no, looks peaceful... nice and quiet.
Desmond McKay: No disappointed wife, no kids driving you up the wall... ah, people admire you. How bout we switch? I'll go up on the cross, and you come down here and live in South Boston.

Connections
References The Brady Bunch (1969)

Soundtracks
Riding Gloves
By Jesse de Natale

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Featured review

8/10

the south side of good living

Problems are hurled at the McKay family as if they were in a batting cage with an endless supply of quarters and no bat. This South Boston Irish-Catholic family deals with the rock bottom side of life they best way they know how. Baseball quietly emerges as a rallying dynamic for the seemingly-defeated male McKays in this coming of age story. It has a lot of heart, and there's a lot to like here. My criticism is that there's too much misfortune for one 95 minute story - as if every stereotype in play today had to be included. It moved me nevertheless. I recommend it. It seems to have gone directly to DVD but should have enjoyed a stint in the theater first.