King of the Travellers

King of the Travellers
Directed by Mark O'Connor
Produced by Cormac Fox
Written by Mark O'Connor
Starring John Connors, Peter Coonan, Michael Collins
Production
company
Irish Film Board, Stalker Films, Vico Films
Release date
  • 14 July 2012 (2012-07-14) (Galway Film Fleadh)
  • 19 April 2013 (2013-04-19) (Ireland)
Running time
 88 minutes
Country Ireland
Language English

King of the Travellers is a 2012 Irish revenge drama written and directed by Mark O'Connor.[1][2]

Plot

The story follows John Paul Moorehouse on his destructive quest to uncover the truth about the killer of his father twelve years ago. John Paul's desire for revenge is swayed as he falls for Winnie Power, the daughter of the man he suspects killed his father. John Paul must now battle between his consuming passion for justice and his desire to be with the woman he now loves.

Cast

  • John Connors as John Paul Moorehouse
  • Peter Coonan as Mickey Da Bags
  • Michael Collins as Francis Moorhouse
  • Carla McGlynn as Winnie Powers

Production

In a bid for realism and authenticity, many non-actor(real) Irish Travellers were cast in acting parts.[3]

Release

The film premiered at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival on 14 July 2012[4] It was released in cinemas on 19 April 2013.[5][6]

Reception

The film has received generally negative reviews, and holds a 30% "Rotten" rating on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews.[7] Variety called the film a "Gaelic Godfather" and praised "the genuinely engrossing action in the well-staged fight scenes."[8] Total Film stated that "the story hits every expected beat and it’s enlivened with directorial bravura."[9] The Independent criticized the film for being "less assured on the nuts and bolts of actual plotting" but praised Peter Coonan's acting performance as "an unregenerate yob who fires up the picture in the same way Robert De Niro's Johnny Boy did in Mean Streets 40 years ago."[10]

References

  1. ↑ Derek Malcolm (2013-03-28). "King of the Travellers - film review - Film - Going Out - London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  2. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/king-of-the-travellers-1.1364643
  3. ↑ http://www.rte.ie/ten/2013/0419/kingofthetravellers.html
  4. ↑ "Galway Film Fleadh 2012". Galwayfilmfleadh.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  5. ↑ "Watch King of the Travellers trailer - RTÉ Ten". Rte.ie. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  6. ↑ http://entertainment.ie/movie-review/King-of-The-Travellers/173300.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/king_of_the_travellers/
  8. ↑ John Anderson. "King of the Travellers". Variety. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  9. ↑ Kinnear, Simon. "King Of The Travellers Review". TotalFilm.com. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  10. ↑ Anthony Quinn (2013-03-28). "Film review: King of the Travellers (15) - Reviews - Films". The Independent. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
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