Purely Joyful Movie!

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Blistering performances.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

This movie is a masterpiece. I mean, Daniel Baldwin did appear in some turkeys over the past few years, but this one is a must-see. I don't even think The Godfather is only half as good as this joint. Kristian Bernier does a wonderful job in this movie, just like in Saving Ryan's Privates and Horror 101. And just to remember: this is Daniel McCarthy's first movie, and he was the director, producer, writer AND actor in it. It's a parable on the biblical story of Cain and Able. 10 stars Otto 10, man. I love it. Gibberish Gibberish. This movie is genial. I like women and the scene when they kill the guy where you know, haha it gives me the willies just thinking about it. Wings Hauser was great in this movie, just like as he was in Original Gangster, where he was Michael Casey. And this one bald-headed guy, Lorraine Healey, she was the bomb, maan. Yeah.

I saw this as Vendetta and was very disappointed. Its not that the acting or the story was bad, its just that the direction and everything about the film on a technical level comes across as unimaginative bad TV.Basically its the story of an Irish family in Boston where some end up as good guys and some as bad. Daniel Baldwin stars as the head of the Irish Mafia who is running into trouble.I really can't say much about this movie. I wanted so much to like it but was forced to keep repeating "This should be better, this should be better" over and over to prevent my frustration from harming the TV.Its not quite that bad, and it is worth seeing on cable. I just wish it was better.

I recently saw a preview screening of "Irish Eyes" in Los Angeles and must say I was pretty impressed. A look at the world of the Irish mafia in Boston through the world of two brothers, the film succeeds in that it doesn't specifically focus on the mob side of things, trying to be an Irish "Goodfellas", but is equally concerned with developing an honest story between two brothers and how crime and conflict tear at the familial bind.Hats off to John Novak, the straight-laced brother with political aspirations and a very suprising Daniel Baldwin, who, as far as I have seen, gives the performance of his career as the criminal brother who has a good heart somewhere deep inside but can't seem to save himself as he becomes steeped deeper and deeper into trouble. Also, a nice debut for director, Daniel McCarthy.Definitely worth a look.

I walked out of the theater after viewing Irish Eyes with a profound sense of awe. I had witnessed a story as old as the bible (Cain and Able) told in such a dramatic new fashion that I felt as if I had never heard it before. This movie has an epic feel. The relationship between the brothers is the essence of the film. The often times difficult relationship brothers have is certainly more complicated when your professional lives are in conflict, as one bother is a US attorney charged with bring down organized crime figures (the good brother, Able) and the other is the head of the Irish Mob(the bad brother, Cain.) The city of Boston is as much a character in this film as the state troopers, and the city is a reflection of the brothers. The pictures on the screen project a city with youth and vigor as the brothers begin to grow up, and it turns darker and more dangerous, as the brothers age and grow more cynical and deadly. Truly the climax takes place when Tom, the good brother, delivers his speech at the end of the movie. Watching that scene you believe that his very own real life brother is the head of the Irish Mob. If you liked Public Enemy or State of Grace, then you'll love Irish Eyes.