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The Tiger's Tail

2006

John Boorman

Brendan Gleeson, Kim Cattrall, Sinead Cusack, Ciarán Hinds ...

5.2

88

Thriller. Mystery Identical twins are separated at birth. One, Liam, becomes a successful though over-stretched property developer in the new godless, greedy Ireland; the other, a homeless bum in Leeds. The have and the have-not. The bum comes across a magazine article about Liam and his glittering possessions. In a series of wickedly devious comic episodes, he sets out to steal Liam's life and wife. He succeeds, but finds nothing but debts and grief. ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It's mostly silly, with some laboured face-pulling by extras in the crowd scenes. Some sparks fly in this drama, but not as many as you'd like (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Ed Gonzalez Slant	"Gleeson is vivacious (...) [It] never feels like the work of director known for his subtle and poetic dramatizations of moral crisis (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Neil Smith BBC	"Boorman ends up with a film as unconvincing as Cattrall's Irish accent (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Deborah Young Variety	"A top-form Brendan Gleeson returns to John Boorman’s lopsided modern world in 'The Tiger’s Tail,' arguably the director’s most appealing entry since 'The General'."
		Anna Smith Empire	"Any potential in Boorman's sinister parable is frittered away with awkward dialogue, shallow characters and failed attempts at comedy (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"

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