Synopsis
Loyalty is one thing. Legacy is another.
Dave Connolly is a respected member of the Garda Síochána but his loyalty to the law gets tested by his ex-convict brother Joe who is in desperate need of his help.
2020 Directed by Paddy Slattery
Dave Connolly is a respected member of the Garda Síochána but his loyalty to the law gets tested by his ex-convict brother Joe who is in desperate need of his help.
Honestly pretty suprised on how good it was. From the poster and trailers it didn't seem interesting but I was pleasantly surprised at the end result. Further proof that Irish cinema is some of the best cinema!
Score: 7.5/10
It's rare when I'm particularly proud to be from Offaly, but director Paddy Slattery of the Faithful County delivers with Broken Law a straightforward but utterly thrilling little crime drama, brimming with great performances across the board.
Telling the story of a Garda and his delinquent brother just released from prison (played by Tristan Heanue and Graham Earley respectively), it toes the line between it's more subtextual threads and its surface-level story with aplomb. This is in no small part helped by the phenomenal chemistry between the two actors, who bring a terrific sense of authenticity to the brotherly relationship. I'd be surprised if they weren't actually improvising occasionally, such is the fluidity and realism of their interactions. The supporting…
Another solid Irish crime thriller. Nothing sparklingly new, but it holds together well, has a decent script and you couldn't fault the acting or directing. I don;t ask for much more than that in a cops and robber movie...
Well made
Well acted
This was my first time back in the cinema since the big rona so for that 5 stars
It's good to be back
A police drama, eighty minutes long, about an Irish cop , dealing with the release of his criminal brother , it is directed by Paddy Slattery.
Perhaps best described as a big film within a small film with the parred backness of a smaller film doing it favours.
Slattery manages to fit in, through a news report in the background, the very topical homeless situation in Ireland, although the police corruption here is reduced to being on the take, the mention of crookedness in the Irish police force makes one think of the smear campaign against the real life Sargent Morris Mcabe.
Coming from the Dublin Northside myself, there's a familiarity to the images here, the crooks talk and look…
they set the film and Dublin and everybody’s from Dublin except one of the main fuckn guys
Once again John Connors continues to prove to me that he is one of the best Irish actors working today.
It's rare when I'm particularly proud to be from Offaly, but director Paddy Slattery of the Faithful County delivers with Broken Law a straightforward but utterly thrilling little crime drama, brimming with great performances across the board.
Telling the story of a Garda and his delinquent brother just released from prison (played by Tristan Heanue and Graham Earley respectively), it toes the line between it's more subtextual threads and its surface-level story with aplomb. This is in no small part helped by the phenomenal chemistry between the two actors, who bring a terrific sense of authenticity to the brotherly relationship. I'd be surprised if they weren't actually improvising occasionally, such is the fluidity and realism of their interactions. The supporting…
Honestly pretty suprised on how good it was. From the poster and trailers it didn't seem interesting but I was pleasantly surprised at the end result. Further proof that Irish cinema is some of the best cinema!
Score: 7.5/10
A pretty good cops and criminals Irish thriller. Nothing new added to the genre but solid nonetheless.
👍 Glad to see a really decent contemporary Irish flick come out that doesn't feel like a Love/Hate wannabe. An honest Garda is thrown into a difficult situation when he has to protect his younger criminal brother after a robbery. Was satisfying to see this without any glamour. Graham Earley is fucking blisteringly good with a totally earnest and visceral performance. He's one I'll absolutely keep an eye on. Everyone is great though but John Conners, despite being natural in the part, has so much hammy dialogue that it hurts his performance. It's nothing mind-bending or difficult, but it's a satisfying, somewhat predictable and strongly conceived crime drama. I cringe at a lot of Irish cinema cause I can see…
Broken Law shows a little promise early on but that's quickly forgotten about as it devolves into another generic crime drama that goes through the motions with such fevered enthusiasm that it feels like they're working from a checklist. It's decently shot and some of the performances are decentish but overall Broken Law is just another generic and pointless slog through the gutter in which nothing interesting happens, John Connors swears a lot and tries to look tough, Damien Dempsy warbles on the soundtrack and some awful actors try to act but fail miserably.
It's engaging, excellent narrative, complex characters and a good lot of thriller. It's a great family/cop thriller to satisfy fans.
Another solid Irish crime thriller. Nothing sparklingly new, but it holds together well, has a decent script and you couldn't fault the acting or directing. I don;t ask for much more than that in a cops and robber movie...
I can’t resist an Irish crime drama. Really tight, with great performances, particularly the brothers and Gemma-Leah Devereux.
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