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I don't think I can be much help with Neil Jordan's THE BUTCHER BOY, still playing in Chapel Hill. (Through today at the Carolina; opens Friday at the Chelsea.) Loved the pictures; was baffled by the words. (I understood about half of the dialogue.) Good story arc, tho, and an amazing performance from newcomer Eamoon Owens. Rich production values, too. If you can handle the accents, go see it. Hell, make a date just to see Sinead O'Conner's cameo as the Virgin Mary. With Stephen Rea, Fiona Shaw, Alan Boyle, and Aisling O'Sullivan. Screen- play by Patrick McCabe and Neil Jordan, based on McCabe's novel. (Rated "R"/108 min.) Grade: N/A Copyright 1998 Michael J. Legeros Movie Hell is a trademark of Michael J. Legeros
Originally posted to triangle.movies in MOVIE HELL: May 28, 1998