Although in this case, the less you know about cahills story, the more youll enjoy this movie, because director thaddeus osullivan deviates away from cahills violent thuglike story by changing his name to michael lynch and portraying him as a more sophisticated and playful family man. Twotime academy award winner kevin spacey casino jack leads an allstar cast in this fast, fun and suspenseful story of a clever crime boss and the lost art of the heist. Finally, the ordinary decent criminal script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the movie starring kevin spacey. Both were inspired by the exploits of infamous irish gangster martin cahill, fictionalized here as michael lynch spacey, with a passable brogue, an elusive bank robber who prides himself on family values. Its a dullasanerfball script that makes ordinary decent criminal far less than ordinary. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Now, in belfast, she revels more than she would like in the company of irelands most inflammatory wit, farrell ophelan. Cast and crew credits for ordinary decent criminal, 2000, directed by thaddeus osullivan, with gerard mcsorley, kevin spacey, linda fiorentino, at turner classic movies. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The thriller novel an ordinary decent criminal by the late michael van rooy is a story of a resourceful life long criminal montgomery monty haaviko also known as sam parker. Haavikos desire to live a regular, predictable live is admirable, and its easy to care for this honorable man.
Ordinary decent criminal has just been released on video out here in the states and i was saddend to see that hollywoods influence has sucked the orginality out of irish filmakers. Buy just an ordinary decent criminal by walmsley, paul isbn. Its not easy to stay on the straight and narrow when your most adventurous job is as a babysitter. Originally published on curled up with a good book at. An ordinary decent criminal a thriller montgomery monty haavik series volume 1 michael van rooy. Michael lynch is an irish man who has lived outside the law his entire adult life. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of ordinary decent criminal. An ordinary decent criminal by michael van rooy i recently read an ordinary decent criminal by michael van rooy. Younger criminals coming up in the world today seem to have lost the understanding, that even with crime there are. After slogging through far too many overrated books of one sort or another, its a complete gift to encounter an ordinary decent criminal and ive already ordered the other two titles. The list of crimes committed by an ordinary decent criminal maybe brutal and violent and though the odc may kill within his criminal career, it is usually a last resort. Movies like ordinary decent criminal if you like ordinary decent criminal you are looking for humorous, captivating and harsh movies about with gang of thieves, heist, gangsters, crimes, master criminal, criminal heroes and ambition themes of comedy and crime genre shot in ireland or germany.
An ordinary decent criminal by michael van rooy, paperback. A thriller and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. But going straight is hard, even for a guy who was an ordinary decent criminal. It has a great cover dark, dark blue with the title in somewhat flawed white block letters, the authors name in also somewhat flawed red block letters, and the distant outlines of a little nightlit town along the bottom. Just an ordinary decent criminal kindle edition by paul walmsley author. Ordinary decent criminal is a 2000 crime comedy film, directed by thaddeus osullivan, written by gerard stembridge, and stars kevin spacey and linda fiorent.
As sam parker protests repeatedly, he used to be a very bad man an addict, thief, arsonist, drug dealer and. To the disappointment of kevin spacey fans, miramax never released ordinary decent criminal in the u. Michael koryta, author of so cold the river extraordinary writing. An ordinary decent criminal would have quentin tarantino smiling from page one. Linda fiorentino plays lynchs wife, and does a fair job with the dublin accent, and colin farrell, who is irish, doesnt have an accent problem, but his part is so small, you hardly notice him. Women want you, the press hounds you, men want to be you, you make tons of cash, you get to hang out with your colorful friends, and the powersthatbe cant stand you. In his diverse career, he worked as a teacher, a newspaper editor, a bartender, a cheesemaker, and a casino dealer.
Born into conflict, his acute mind is irredeemably twisted by his efforts to make sense of ireland. The movie ordinary decent criminal is very loosely based on the life story of irish mob boss martin cahill. Ordinary decent criminal was a somewhat ordinary but quite decent little film that was a welcome addition to my dvd collection. Ordinary decent criminal original soundtrack songs. We first see him riding down the street on his motorcycle. The bad guy becomes a good guy in criminal bookish. An ordinary decent criminal by michael van rooy caruso noir. Michael van rooys an ordinary decent criminal is about an ordinary decent man, who just happens to be an excon and recovering addict. The film is loosely based on the story of martin cahill, a famous irish crime boss filmed in late 1998 and originally scheduled for a fall 1999 release, the movie was put out overseas first the following year but it never got a. Ordinary decent criminal is a 2000 crime comedy film, directed by thaddeus osullivan, written by gerard stembridge, and stars kevin spacey and linda fiorentino. An ordinary decent criminal michael van rooy macmillan. O rdinary decent criminal is a very ordinary film a gangland caper about michael lynch kevin spacey, loosely based on the real dublin gangster martin cahill, whose story was brought to the. I was ready to sit down and watch one of my favorite actors, kevin spacey, in this movie, when 10 mins into the film i realized i was watching a bloody remake of.
With kevin spacey, linda fiorentino, peter mullan, stephen dillane. A bunch of ira rhetoric doesnt add anything to spaceys cryptic criminal, who just wants to help out his family while avoiding a fearsome. An thriller winner of the 2006 eileen mctavish sykes award for best first book by a manitoba author. Monty haaviko is introduced to the reader as an unemployed criminal with a range of past criminal offences that include theft, robbery, attempted murder and drug addiction. He was the author of an ordinary decent criminal and your friendly neighborhood criminal. Former britains most wanted criminal paul walmsley shares his story from an overcrowded council house in norris green, north liverpool to the opulence of marbella on the costa del crime excerpt from pauls book just an ordinary decent criminal to purchase pauls book click here. Brilliant, flamboyant master criminal michael lynch is more interested in his image and his posterity than the actual profit from his illgotten gains. Your friendly neighborhood criminal by michael van. Michael van rooy just might be canadas contemporary answer to the great donald westlake and jim thompson. An ordinary, decent criminal not the real bad kind is determined to go straight in winnipeg with his wife and child. Ordinary decent criminal is a 2000 crime comedy film, directed by thaddeus osullivan, written by gerard. Ordinary decent criminal how is ordinary decent criminal.
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