Starring: Brendan Gleeson, Kelly Reilly, David Wilmot, Chris O'Dowd, Aiden Gillen, Dylan Moran, Domhnall Gleeson, Isaach De Bankole, M. Emmet Walsh, Killian Scott, Owen Sharpe, Orla O'Rourke, Marie-Josee Croze
Certificate: 15
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Awards: None
Calvary is another black comedy by John Michael McDonagh, the director of The Guard. Yet Calvary draws more comparisons to his short film The Second Death with its much darker tone. The film follows Father James Lavelle (Gleeson) who has been told during confession that he will be killed in a week to prove a point.The supporting cast is perhaps the selling point of the film. Almost everyone is a face you probably know from TV (Game Of Thrones, The IT Crowd, Black Books) and who are always cropping up in films as small roles. But it is of course Gleeson who owns the show. He navigates himself around the despicable people of his village who treat him like dirt while also coming to terms with his imminent death.
Calvary is very dark and often eclipses the comedy with the matters of suicide, rape and murder. Its an engrossing piece yet people looking for black humour may find the lack of laughs disturbing. If you know the actors well, it's also very easy to guess who the killer will be as the voice is very distinctive.
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