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Mood:
- Suspenseful
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Plot:
- GangstersBlind AmbitionSiblings RelationsCrimesRivalryCriminal HeroesGangContests and Competitions more...
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Genres:
- CrimeDrama
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Time/Period:
- 40s50s70s
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Place:
- BostonIreland
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Irish Eyes, 2004
English
USA
Profile of Irish Eyes
The mood of Irish Eyes is suspenseful. The plot centers around blind ambition, gangsters, and sibling relations. It is a drama and crime movie. In approach, Irish Eyes is serious and realistic. The setting is Boston and Ireland. It happens in the 1950s.
Summary of Irish Eyes
Two brothers take opposite journeys in their pursuit of the American dream. Their parents left Ireland for Boston in hopes of creating a better life for themselves, but when Sean and Thomas Phelan witness their father's murder, their two journeys take a decidedly darker turn. Now, as adults, Sean (Daniel Baldwin) and Thomas (John Novack) still seek the vengeance they wanted so desperately as children, but from different sides of the law. Thomas pursues a so-called upstanding career in the US attorney's office, while Sean rises through the ranks to become the head of the Irish mob. A gripping, violent drama unfolds, and the once inseparable brothers find themselves pitted against each other. Effectively blurring the line between politics and mob dynamics, the film leaves the viewer with the sense that they did not choose such different paths after all.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 22 July 2004 |
| Runtime: | 112 min |
Cast and Crew
as Sean Phelan
as Thomas Phelan
as Kevin Kilpatrick
as Malcolm Little
