| Perrier's Bounty | |
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| Directed by | Ian Fitzgibbon |
| Produced by | Elizabeth Karlsen Alan Moloney Stephen Woolley |
| Written by | Mark O'Rowe |
| Narrated by | Gabriel Byrne |
| Starring | Cillian Murphy Brendan Gleeson Jim Broadbent Jodie Whittaker Liam Cunningham |
| Music by | David Holmes |
| Cinematography | Seamus Deasy |
| Editing by | Tony Cranstoun |
| Distributed by | Optimum Releasing |
| Release date(s) | March 26 2009 (UK) 10 June 2011 (Australia) |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $160,430[1] |
Perrier's Bounty is an Irish crime thriller comedy set in modern-day Dublin. Describing it as an "urban western", sophomore director Ian Fitzgibbon directs the film, which stars Brendan Gleeson, who plays the villainous title character, as well as Cillian Murphy and Jim Broadbent as son and father.
Filming was completed in late January 2009, and premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on the 26th March 2010.[2]
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Music for the film was created by Belfast musician David Holmes.
Perrier's Bounty received a rating of 57% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 37 reviews.[3]
Donald Clarke of The Irish Times gave the film 2/5 stars.[4] Paul Byrne of Movies.ie gave the film 2/5, judging it to be less funny than the film Intermission.[5]
Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times favoured the film, describing it as "A fast-paced and enjoyable if violent diversion that revels in its quirky characters, committed performances and involving twists."[6]
Stuart Messham of Maxim wrote "Half comic tour de force and half “urban western”, Perrier's Bounty is a 90-minute treat and, in case you hadn't gathered this by now, we recommend it.", awarding the film 5 out of 5 stars.[7]