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Ordinary Decent Criminal (2000)
just no masterpiece
I saw this yesterday (the opening night) and I had the movie theatre all to myself. So the film won't be a hit! The Story is basically about Michael Lynch (played by Kevin Spacey) based on the real life story of Martin Cahill, a famous Robin Hood-like irish gangster. Anyway, here's what I liked and what I didn't. First the bad stuff: there is no real story line, just bits and pieces apparently selected for their entertainment value. With a little more insight into michael's psychological background or at least his life story the movie would have made much more sense. But that's the problem, I think the story might not exactly be material for a hollywood-like comedy complete with happy ending, which is exactly what it is. Now the good parts: Kevin Spacey, I think he's got it right, he doesn't even try to be "authentically irish", he concentrates on the comedy, but nevertheless manages to give his character at least some depth (as usual). As a comedy "Ordinary Decent Criminal" works really well, it is funny and entertaining, it's quite stylish and the music's also good. So the movie isn't really that bad, just no masterpiece. P.S. this review is based on the german-dubbed version.