Divorcing Jack

October. 01,1998      
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

He's Irish, he's ageing, he drinks, is a touch cynical and when he has time writes a newspaper column. On the eve of the country's first election as an independent state, Dan Starkey's life is about to change after he finds the young woman he has just made love to dead and his only ally is a nun

David Thewlis as  Dan Starkey
Rachel Griffiths as  Lee Cooper
Jason Isaacs as  Cow Pat Keegan
Laura Fraser as  Margaret
Richard Gant as  Charles Parker
Bronagh Gallagher as  Taxi Driver
Kitty Aldridge as  Agnes Brinn
Robert Lindsay as  Michael Brinn
Gerard Jordan as  Pizza Shop Boy
Birdy Sweeney as  Lift Attendant

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Reviews

Hellen
1998/10/01

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Cubussoli
1998/10/02

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Stevecorp
1998/10/03

Don't listen to the negative reviews

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Billy Ollie
1998/10/04

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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dragonfish
1998/10/05

A film involving a horrible murder, political intrigue and the IRA was not necessarily one I would have actively sought out for my viewing pleasure of a week-end, but this film is beyond taking the biscuit it is over the horizon with it and accelerating. This film is dark, witty and staring a hero would I wouldn't even consider sitting next to on a crowded bus, but David Thewliss made me end up caring for the self absorbed, ageing alcoholic and I found myself wanting him to pull one over on his slightly better dressed opposition also played with obvious enjoyment by Jason Isaacs and Robert Lyndsey. For me however the film was stolen by a foul mouthed taxi driver and a gun toting strip-a-nun who dominate the scenes they were in. This film is for anyone who has looked at life and seen to joke.

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devilspawn
1998/10/06

Very well made I thought. Had its funny moments and the whole nation using swear words was quite interesting actually. I especially liked the no-b******t kind of villainy depicted in this movie. Very enjoyable, definitely watch this.

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djh_wilson
1998/10/07

I'm a big fan of Colin Bateman's books, and, although this isn't quite as good, I found it extremely entertaining nonetheless. Part of this is, however, undoubtedly because I'm from Northern Ireland and can relate to a lot of the character based humour (I thought the taxi driver was particularly authentic!) and Ulster in-jokes. Reading some of the other comments made here confirms what I expected- people from outside the province can't quite relate to it. To pick an analogy- I didn't find "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" as funny as Londoners would, and the same sort of thing applies here. Mind you, if you're not from Norn Iron you probably won't be annoyed by Robert Lindsay's dodgy accent, which was the biggest problem from my point of view.

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Hyer
1998/10/08

One of the best films I've seen recently. Im really interested in the NI-conflict, but that didn't make any difference betwen the reactions between me and my friends who couldn't care less, we all loved it. The plot is great and it's really funny

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