Whoah, now, hang on a bloody minute … !
And, yes, before anyone says anything … ?
I know perfectly well I’m possibly repeating myself, there.
But I’ve just finished watching the 2010, Colm McCarthy film, Outcast, and I’m VERY impressed …
☱☲☴☲☱
But let me take a deep breath, here, quickly.
Before I tell you I have to admit to having had a quiet night in, tonight.
Quiet …
But not necessarily unentertaining.
Especially as I’d managed to pick up a copy of the gritty little horror film, Outcast.*
Outcast sees Irish traveller, Mary and her son, Fergal, moving into an Edinburgh estate: with Mary seemingly being both very protective of her son: and very keen to protect him from Cathal, his estranged father — played by James Nesbitt, possibly the biggest name in the filmº.
And Cathal … ?
Cathal has gone to great lengths to make sure he can trace both Fergal, Mary and something he refers to as the beast.
Things start to come to a head when Fergal becomes romantically involved with the girl next door, Petronella.
Teen hormones, eh … ?
☱☲☴☲☱
Now … ?
Am I going to do what I did with Pontypool, and start raving like billy-oh, about Outcast … ?
Hell, no.
You see, by the almost magical power of text messaging, I already have … !
You see, Outcast is one of those rarely seen things, I think: a fresh little Britflick of a …
No, wait, scrub that … !
You see, Outcast is one of those rarely seen things, I think: a fresh and beautiful little Celtic Tiger^ of a film that deserves to get much more of an airing than I think it already has.
One that’s deeply sensuous, with roots in Celtic mythology — as far as I can gather — and planted very much in the modern world.
Can I make a suggestion, here … ?
Go get Outcast.
I think it’ll some of the best money you’ll spend …
Outcast
★★★★
★★★★
º With the exception of Karen Gillan in a minor role, for those of us watching out for these things.
^ As it was financed by a mixture of money from Scotland and the Irish Republic, rather than from English or UK film funds.
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