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Stephen
Rea, Sinead Cusack, Philip Jackson and Clare Higgins.
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Stephen
Rea's first film release after The Crying Game. The film
is a kind of quirky comedy and finds much of its humor built into
the witty characters and clever dialogue. The story is a rich and
complicated slice o' suburban life. As a thirtysomething married
couple (Stephen Rea and Sinead Cusack) begins to remodel part of
their house, they also find their marriage is also undergoing some
renovation. In this home improvement, a foundation begins to unravel,
revealing a crooked "consultant", a set of twin contractors
who are often mistaken for each other, and a host of other peripheral
complications. The result has the couple questioning the blueprint
of their marriage. Look for Stephen Rea in this film in a very subtle
role here. As a character who appears all at once distant and full
of sarcasm, look behind the construction, Rea's role is flecked
with humanity and warmth.
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Les
Blair
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Les
Blair
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"Belfast men don't dance."
- Stephen Rea as Gerry McAllister |
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"Obviously I'm drawn to certain kinds of roles, and someone said I always play the role of an outsider, and I guess that is true. Even in a film called Bad Behaviour, which was an improvised film - it didn't occur to me, but someone said 'That guy was an outsider even in his own family', and I suppose it's true. It was a little unnerving, because it was improvised, so I must embrace that outsider thing. " - From the book, In the Company of Actors, by Carole Zucker,
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Cyril
Cusack appeared as Roxan in the 1985 TV version of The Royal Shakespeare's
stage production of Cyrano de Bergerac. Philip Jackson also
appeared with Stephen Rea in The Doctor and the Devils, 1985.
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