GARAGE
Went to see Garage last night – Was a bit grumpy before I went into the cinema cuz I really hate the West End. It was so crowded and the tourists were doing my head in, the way they stopped and started and it was freezing cold too – I got caught in that hailstone shower and was soaked…
Anyway, just before we went into the cinema, they had to empty it of the people inside. Out they came one by one and who was among them only Mike Leigh – Hup hup! The Usher asked him what he thought and his eyes widened and he nodded seriously “very good”… great, my mood lifted…
We got a grand ol’ seat in the middle and of course the tallest person (complete with chefs hat, I’m not coddin’ ya) in the cinema is destined to sit in front of me and he does, what a pain. I lean to the side for the duration. The film starts and I am away…
The film is directed by a Dublin Man by the name of Leonard Abrahamson. He goes to study Physics in Trinity and emerges with a first class honours degree in Philosophy. While there he starts up a video society with a friend and they try their hand at film making on a small scale. One thing leads to another and in time he finds himself torn between his love for film and Philosophy. Thank God he chose the former. Films like this need to be made.
For Garage, he teams up with writer Mark O Halloran gets a few top actors, among the bigger names; Pat Shortt, Anne-Marie Duff… much as I like Anne Marie Duff, I felt as though she was wrong for this particular role…
and this guy I have not heard of before but he is Conor Ryan (below on the left) and a perfect choice for the role. Good on ya Amy Rowan (Casting Director)
The film is set in a small sleepy village in Ireland where nothing ever really happens. It’s a slice outta the life of a fella called Josie. He is a bit soft in the head. He is a totally harmless ol’ fella and his best friend is a horse. The rest of the village holds a random pack of characters. Even if the film didn’t have any story to tell, you’d be happy watching them anyway. There is a story to be told however, and as the yank said as he emerged from the cinema: “It’s not a bunch of chuckles…”
Go and see this one…
go wan….
Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on….
