An Everlasting Piece

An Everlasting Piece


Starring:Mcevoy, O'byrne, Friel, Connolly
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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It's hard to believe that a movie about two hairpiece salesmen in war-torn Northern Ireland--a comedy, no less--could work at all, but An Everlasting Piece does work, though perhaps not in the way one would expect. Colm (Barry McEvoy, who also wrote the screenplay) is a new barber at a mental institution and bonds with his fellow barber George (Brian F. O'Byrne) even though Colm is Catholic and George is Protestant. A new patient arrives, who turns out to have been the owner of the only wig company in all of Northern Ireland. Figuring that having a monopoly means easy money, Colm and George convince the new patient to give them his client list, and they're off on a series of rambling comic adventures, aided by Colm's girlfriend Bronagh (Anna Friel, A Midsummer Night's Dream). But when a wig is found at the site of an act of IRA sabotage, the salesmen's lives get suddenly complicated. What makes An Everlasting Piece work is not that it ignores the Irish conflict, but that it pays close attention to it; in fact, the tension of civil strife is a crucial element of the movie's humor, allowing it to dip into a more serious mood without becoming preachy or pretentious. The actors are uniformly excellent; Friel is particularly charming. A comedy about wigs sounds like goofy slapstick; An Everlasting Piece is actually thoughtful and richly human. Directed by Barry Levinson (Diner, Rain Man, Wag the Dog). --Bret Fetzer
An Everlasting Piece
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • An Everlasting Piece
  • Brilliant Piece
  • Brilliant.. captured northern irish humour to a tee!
  • Charming!
  • War and Piece
 An Everlasting Piece
Starring: Desmond McAleer , Ruth McCabe , Pauline McLynn , Billy Connolly , and Brian F. O'Byrne
Director: Barry Levinson
Manufacturer: Dreamworks Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00003CXOS
Release Date: 2001-08-07

Amazon.com

It's hard to believe that a movie about two hairpiece salesmen in war-torn Northern Ireland--a comedy, no less--could work at all, but An Everlasting Piece does work, though perhaps not in the way one would expect. Colm (Barry McEvoy, who also wrote the screenplay) is a new barber at a mental institution and bonds with his fellow barber George (Brian F. O'Byrne) even though Colm is Catholic and George is Protestant. A new patient arrives, who turns out to have been the owner of the only wig company in all of Northern Ireland. Figuring that having a monopoly means easy money, Colm and George convince the new patient to give them his client list, and they're off on a series of rambling comic adventures, aided by Colm's girlfriend Bronagh (Anna Friel, A Midsummer Night's Dream). But when a wig is found at the site of an act of IRA sabotage, the salesmen's lives get suddenly complicated. What makes An Everlasting Piece work is not that it ignores the Irish conflict, but that it pays close attention to it; in fact, the tension of civil strife is a crucial element of the movie's humor, allowing it to dip into a more serious mood without becoming preachy or pretentious. The actors are uniformly excellent; Friel is particularly charming. A comedy about wigs sounds like goofy slapstick; An Everlasting Piece is actually thoughtful and richly human. Directed by Barry Levinson (Diner, Rain Man, Wag the Dog). --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars An Everlasting Piece.......2007-05-13

I enjoyed it but it got a bit outlandish at the end.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant Piece.......2005-11-29

If you ever longed for the feeling you were left with after watching The Commitments, and wondered was something like that ever possible in one life time? Do not miss An Everlasting Piece! Hillarious send up of the Forign Establishment in N Ireland. Anyone who can't laugh at this deserves to scalped!

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant.. captured northern irish humour to a tee!.......2005-10-15

being from northern ireland and understanding the impact of the troubles and sectarianism i found this lighthearted comedy a great movie to watch and i laughed the whole way through. the belfast dialect means that some people who dont understand would be left out in the dark, some of the terms used might not be understood to some while to others it will piece the whole movie together. The movie shows how the majority of people from here can take the mick out of the situation, and how even though a it can be serious situation we still keep our humours intact. Typical funny dark northern irish humour the whole way through.. Fantastic film even if ur not from NI, but even better if you are!

5 out of 5 stars Charming!.......2004-03-17

I stumbled on this video at the library and checked it out simply because I was attracted to the picture of a wig sitting on the earth. I'm so glad I did. An Everlasting Piece skillfully weaves the conflict in Northern Ireland with the story of two friends who set out to run a hair piece business. Although a few scenes are a bit pointless and seem to have been added simply to make Colm's family appear eccentric--the mother with the knickers on her head, the naked boy on the couch--these scenes are so charming that you forgive their irrelevance. As an Irish American, I found the scenes that focused on the troubles to be particularly poignant. I highly recommend this movie.

5 out of 5 stars War and Piece.......2004-02-20

This movie is much more than a funny story about selling hairpieces. It's also about the difficulty of maintaining a friendship when you are on opposite sides of a conflict. Just living in the middle of the situation is struggle enough, but trying to rise above it is a life changing enterprise. Funny, sad, endearing.
An Everlasting Piece [Region 2]
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • An Everlasting Piece
  • Brilliant Piece
  • Brilliant.. captured northern irish humour to a tee!
  • Charming!
  • War and Piece
 An Everlasting Piece [Region 2]
Starring: Barry McEvoy , Brian F. O'Byrne , Anna Friel , Pauline McLynn , and Ruth McCabe
Director: Barry Levinson
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Comedy | Genres | DVD | Video
Connolly, BillyConnolly, Billy | ( C ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
McCabe, RuthMcCabe, Ruth | ( M ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Levinson, BarryLevinson, Barry | ( L ) | Directors | Stores | DVD | Video
( E )( E ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
Similar Items:
  1. Waking Ned Devine
  2. Omagh
  3. The Snapper
  4. Bloody Sunday
  5. The Boxer (Collector's Edition)

ASIN: B00005LDAZ

Amazon.com

It's hard to believe that a movie about two hairpiece salesmen in war-torn Northern Ireland--a comedy, no less--could work at all, but An Everlasting Piece does work, though perhaps not in the way one would expect. Colm (Barry McEvoy, who also wrote the screenplay) is a new barber at a mental institution and bonds with his fellow barber George (Brian F. O'Byrne) even though Colm is Catholic and George is Protestant. A new patient arrives, who turns out to have been the owner of the only wig company in all of Northern Ireland. Figuring that having a monopoly means easy money, Colm and George convince the new patient to give them his client list, and they're off on a series of rambling comic adventures, aided by Colm's girlfriend Bronagh (Anna Friel, A Midsummer Night's Dream). But when a wig is found at the site of an act of IRA sabotage, the salesmen's lives get suddenly complicated. What makes An Everlasting Piece work is not that it ignores the Irish conflict, but that it pays close attention to it; in fact, the tension of civil strife is a crucial element of the movie's humor, allowing it to dip into a more serious mood without becoming preachy or pretentious. The actors are uniformly excellent; Friel is particularly charming. A comedy about wigs sounds like goofy slapstick; An Everlasting Piece is actually thoughtful and richly human. Directed by Barry Levinson (Diner, Rain Man, Wag the Dog). --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars An Everlasting Piece.......2007-05-13

I enjoyed it but it got a bit outlandish at the end.

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant Piece.......2005-11-29

If you ever longed for the feeling you were left with after watching The Commitments, and wondered was something like that ever possible in one life time? Do not miss An Everlasting Piece! Hillarious send up of the Forign Establishment in N Ireland. Anyone who can't laugh at this deserves to scalped!

5 out of 5 stars Brilliant.. captured northern irish humour to a tee!.......2005-10-15

being from northern ireland and understanding the impact of the troubles and sectarianism i found this lighthearted comedy a great movie to watch and i laughed the whole way through. the belfast dialect means that some people who dont understand would be left out in the dark, some of the terms used might not be understood to some while to others it will piece the whole movie together. The movie shows how the majority of people from here can take the mick out of the situation, and how even though a it can be serious situation we still keep our humours intact. Typical funny dark northern irish humour the whole way through.. Fantastic film even if ur not from NI, but even better if you are!

5 out of 5 stars Charming!.......2004-03-17

I stumbled on this video at the library and checked it out simply because I was attracted to the picture of a wig sitting on the earth. I'm so glad I did. An Everlasting Piece skillfully weaves the conflict in Northern Ireland with the story of two friends who set out to run a hair piece business. Although a few scenes are a bit pointless and seem to have been added simply to make Colm's family appear eccentric--the mother with the knickers on her head, the naked boy on the couch--these scenes are so charming that you forgive their irrelevance. As an Irish American, I found the scenes that focused on the troubles to be particularly poignant. I highly recommend this movie.

5 out of 5 stars War and Piece.......2004-02-20

This movie is much more than a funny story about selling hairpieces. It's also about the difficulty of maintaining a friendship when you are on opposite sides of a conflict. Just living in the middle of the situation is struggle enough, but trying to rise above it is a life changing enterprise. Funny, sad, endearing.

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