Black Irish (2006 R)

   The movie stars Michael Angarano (Red State,Snow Angeles), Brendan Gleeson (Harry Potter part 5 and 7 part 1, The Tigers Tail), Tom Guiry (Black Hawk Down, Wrestling with Alligators), Melissa Leo (The Fighter, Don McKay), Emily Yan Camp (Brothers and Sisters tv, Carriers) and Michael Rispoli (To Did For, The Third Miracle).
   The plot of the movie revolves around Angarano and his disfunctional family.  It shows the gritty life of the family.
   There was a scene at the start of the film that looked too staged.  It was a robbery and it looked like be here then than do this and was not a good scene.  I thought the sheets onAngarano's bed were a little too immature.  I guess it could show that he is just a kidd, 15 years old, but I thought it did not fit the grittiness of the character.  The tone of the movie is misrable unhappy people.  The sheets did not seem to fit the tone of the movie.
   There was a nice awarkard scene when Angarano and Gleeson.  It was a talk about sex and was funny in that you could see conservations about sex going like that.  That scene was an exception.  The movie takes you up to an emotional point then pulls back and you feel disapointed and like it did not get to the point of real emotion.
   This family comes across as people who really dont like each other.  all seem to be bitter and mad at each other.  They seem mean and distant and provide no emotional help for anybody.  There was a funny scene Angarano has on a first date that I think people can relate to.  It was a really bad first, and only date (it involves a family pet). 
   Leo has a monologue that I did not get the scence of any truth in it.  There are also a few scenes that they used a shakey camera.  It was distractin to me so I dont think the chaos came through. 
   There are a lot of family secrets and no real communication.  Its a dark movie with decent acting.  My problem is I found it hard to like any of the characters.  I would of liked the movie more if I could have any sympathy for the characters. 
   Im ratking the movie as a C- and would say skip it.  Some people may find something to like about this family or characters but for me I could not like anything about these people.