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Run & Jump
- Director: Steph Green
- Writer: Ailbhe Keogan
- Producer: Tamara Anghie
CGiii Comment
First and foremost, the cinematographer should not work again.
Secondly, decide what your main story is - and, stick to it.
This is patchwork film-making...with subplots galore.
The gay 'subplot' is thrown at the audience - completely out-of-the-blue - in mid-conversation without any context. Then, there is what-could-have been a fantastic scene with some sequined trunks - tragically squandered - and, that's it!!!
Oh and, maybe there was an attempted suicide or (maybe) he slipped and fell or (maybe) he was the victim of a homophobic attack...who knows?!?
The director, in her limited wisdom, decided not to pursue that storyline to a satisfactory conclusion.
Too many threads and loose ends, some damn decent performances and bargain-bucket photography. Not good enough from a once-Oscar-nominated director.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Vanetia Casey (Maxine Peake), the spirited and impossibly optimistic center of the Casey family, is working hard to get life back to normal after her 38 year-old husband, Conor (Edward MacLiam), suffers a rare stroke which changes his personality. Tweedy American doctor, Ted Fielding, (Will Forte) arrives in Ireland to stay with them for two months: his research grant providing the Caseys with essential financial aid. Vanetia's a dynamo. But with two young kids and both men in the house, she's feeling bombarded and initially treats Ted and his study of Conor with resistance. Only when she observes Ted's calming influence on the family does she begin to value his friendship, and, in return, Ted enjoys their heady, happy-go-lucky world. But Ted's continued presence in the house sets the family on course for an emotional collision.
Cast & Characters
Maxine Peake as Vanetia;
Edward MacLiam as Conor;
Will Forte as Ted;
Sharon Horgan as Tara;
Clare Barrett as Susan;
Ciara Gallagher as Noni;
Ri Galway as Simon;
Kelby Guilfoyle as Fergus;
Michael Harding as Paddy;
Joseph Kelly as Old Man