The read
A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, Metacritic 69/100. Scores higher than 86% of the 1,032 1990s action movies in this catalog. Streaming on Prime and Tubi.
Synopsis
Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who sends Git to Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly, to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It's a tougher assignment than it seems: Git's a novice, Bunny's prone to rash acts, Frank doesn't want to be found (and once he's found, he has no money), and maybe Tom's planning to murder Frank, which puts Git in a moral dilemma. Then, there's the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What's a decent and stand-up lad to do?
Ratings
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Paddy BreathnachDirector
- Conor McPhersonScreenplay
- Dario MarianelliOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Brendan GleesonBunny Kelly
- Peter McDonaldGit Hynes
- Tony DoyleTom French
- Peter CaffreyFrank Grogan
- Antoine ByrneSabrina Bradley
- David WilmotAnto
- Michael McElhattonJohnner Doyle
- Joe GallagherSteo Gannon
- Johnny MurphySonny Mulligan
- Rachel BradyGit's Girlfriend
- Anne KentBunny's Girlfriend
- Donal O'KellyThe Friendly Face
