Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Hunky Stud I was cleaning my computer, somehow I found this comment that I wrote for this movie, I don't think that it was published, So here it is.--- There are two things that I remembered the most.1. One of the dialogs between the two characters."Are you gay? Yes, I am. It's the fashion thing, isn't it? It is everything. I am not, by the way. I figured. It is the hair thing, isn't it? It is... everything." That could be one of the things that people can talk about.2. When they were about to see the inspector for their drug problems, the gay guy was very nervous. You can see it through his eyes. The instant he saw the inspector who had sex with him, his eyes changed immediately which he didn't even have to say anything to show that. Therefore, he has proved that he is a good actor for being able to express subtle things just through his eyes.There is one particular scene that did not make any sense to me. When Shane discovered the hidden drug, the next day when he was at the office, one of his workers said to him: "don't worry son, it might never happen." And he smiled back.Another thing that seems to be a little unreasonable is that the drug dealer Keith is gay. He didn't act or look like gay, and he didn't seem to be interested in Shane sexually.Even though Ireland is another English speaking country, however, this movie still seems a little distant from where I am. It is about young people's life, I don't feel that most people can relate in the USA. Overall, it is a good film.

reeves2002 I just saw this movie for the first time even though I heard about it 3 years ago.I really enjoyed it! It was everything I heard it was.It was heartfelt, and fresh and appealing.I found it interesting from the start as well as humorous at times.And then it got a little dark and sad before getting exciting again.I have never been to Ireland (or for that matter outside of North America) but I really liked the village of Limerick.It seemed like a really fun place and I could easily live there.I would love to visit there one day. I liked the friendship between Shane and Vincent(played by Irish hotties Michael Legge & Allen Leech).It was realistic and nice to see 2 friends who are complete opposites and who were not put off by each others sexual preferences's.I did find Vincent's character a bit stereotypical but he played the part well. I liked the plot but thought Vincent spent a little too much time with Gemma and maybe should have had a boyfriend or something.Gemma(played by Amy Shiels)could not decide whether she was a lesbian or straight.I really wanted Shane and Gemma to hook up but it was unclear in the end whether it happened or didn't.After Shane's adventure's with those drug dealers and nearly getting hooked and destroying a close friendship, I liked how he finally realizes you don't need to pretend to be someone else, and eventually finds himself and pursues his own interests and realizes what is important in life.

nycritic COWBOYS AND ANGELS is a cute but somewhat forgettable coming-of-age movie that features a predictable premise of two men sharing a flat in Limerick -- one gay, one straight -- with an unconventional storyline. Shane (Michael Legge) is a twenty something Irishman who leaves his small town to make it big in the art world but lands a thankless, blue-collar job that does nothing for him. There he meets Vincent (Allen Leech), a stylish gay man who is appalled at Shane's lack of style. A friendship between then ensues, and the inevitable make-over takes place. However, the movie is interested in taking this set-up someplace a little darker, and one evening after a night on the town, Shane comes across a bag of drugs -- which belong to the quiet but dangerous Keith (David Murray) who makes Shane an offer he can't refuse. Thrown in the midst is Shane's attraction to Vince's girlfriend Gemma (Amy Shiels) who herself has an unrequited attraction towards Vince and virtually ignores Shane, and a surprising revelation Shane receives from Keith after a night at their favorite club goes south and he is thrown out into the streets. In this respect, COWBOYS AND ANGELS is a clever depiction of what is obvious and what is not because youth tends to ignore the facts of someone's sexuality, but it makes it even more ambiguous in the character of Keith, who represents a protector with a dark edge. Minus the runway at the end -- itself a cliché that attempts to spell out how far some characters have come in their journey through self-discovery, this is a pretty good movie, one that adheres to its convictions and doesn't try to throw in a left-field wrench for the sake of shocks.

Dark Raven I'm somewhat suspicious of long winded raving reviews that make excessive reference to the actors or crew. It always makes me think that either the person worked on the film, or were asked to write the review as a favour.I have no connection to this film and I thought it was terrible. I felt nothing watching it. It was not engaging, nor was it ambitious. Normally one has a certain allowance for an amateur film like this, you tend forgive certain things due to budget reasons etc. and most of those type of films have a certain spirit or drive to them that you admire. Not here. This film is in love with itself, and I certainly found it to have no spirit or drive to it.I found the films concept of the OTT 'gay character', who will change the indifferent 'straight character' to be less of a square and more in touch with himself; to be unbelievably cliché and outdated. A gay friend of mine commented that he found the portrayal insulting, I can see his point.Some things that occurred to me: The direction is pedestrian at best and the lighting is bad. The film did nothing new, nor did it have the notion or spirit to try. The acting of the two main leads goes from OK to almost good, but everyone else is poor. The cartoon 'gangsters' are laughable, and for all the wrong reasons. Is this meant to be a 'real' setting or 'magical realism' for Limerick? I couldn't seem to grasp the tone.I'm tired of seeing 'join the dot' movies receive plaudits at "Festival Wherever", and rave 'favour reviews' by provincial critics. Really, how does something like this get funded? I really feel that if some filmmakers careers depended on putting bums on seats in a cinema, they would soon find themselves having to change jobs. This is just not good enough.