The Snapper

She's got a little secret and a lot of explaining to do.

6.4
19931h 35m

Sharon Curley is a 20-year-old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters in Dublin. When she gets pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.

Production

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Cast

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Colm Meaney

Dessie Curley

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Tina Kellegher

Sharon Curley

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Ruth McCabe

Kay Curley

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Eanna MacLiam

Craig Curley

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Fionnuala Murphy

Jackie O'Keefe

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Pat Laffan

George Burgess

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Stanley Townsend

Anaesthetist

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Cathy Belton

Desk Nurse

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Joan Sheehy

Woman in Hospital

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Sheila Flitton

Neighbour #2

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Stephen Kennedy

Supermarket Trainee Manager

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Reviews

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Peter McGinn

7/10

The Snpper is certainly a lively and boisterous movie. Nobody is the least bit shy about expressing their opinion loudly and often. I have watched a lot of British and Irish movies over the years, but because of the emotional delivery and spreed of their talking, I missed a lot of details in the dialogue. But also because of the emotions displayed, I always had an idea about the tenor of the conversations.

I thought a few of the subplots could have been given more screen time, but then again, they were almost always talking about the titular baby-to-be so I guess that is fair. Plus, the person who wrote the novel adapted it to the screenplay, so hr must have imported what he thought was important. (Hopefully future mothers watching the movie won’t come away thinking binge drinking during pregnancy is good for the baby and realize that yes, this is just a movie.)

But The Snapper was entertaining and that is what counts.

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