Deadly Cuts
- Liz Gill
- Auveen Lush
- Ciara O'Sullivan
- Angeline Ball
- Ericka Roe
- Lauren Larkin
- Shauna Higgins
- Aidan McArdle
- Pauline McLynn
- Victoria Smurfit
John Walters
companies
- Screen Ireland
- Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
- Myriad Pictures
- O'Sullivan Productions
- Virgin Media Television
- 14 March 2021 (2021-03-14) (DIFF)
- 8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)
Deadly Cuts is a 2021 Irish comedy film directed and written by Rachel Carey.[1][2]
Production
Deadly Cuts was filmed on location in Loughlinstown.[3]
Plot
North Dublin hairdressers Deadly Cuts must fight for its survival against both a local protection racket and then a greedy developer; they then enter a televised hairdressing competition.
Release
Deadly Cuts was the most successful Irish film at the box office for 2021.[4][5]
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 94% based on 17 reviews.[6] The Irish Times gave it 3 stars out of 5, criticising the broad comedy, which they compared negatively with Mrs. Brown's Boys, but praising the performances of Victoria Smurfit and Pauline McLynn.[7] The Guardian gave it 2 out of 5, referring to the "Ortonesque" murder plot, but saying the film was "more silly than funny."[8]
It was nominated for five Irish Film and Television Awards, winning one (Best Costume Design for Kathy Strachan).[9][10][11]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref. |
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2022 | Irish Film & Television Awards | Best Film | Deadly Cuts | Nominated | [12] |
Best Actress in a Leading Role — Film | Angeline Ball | Nominated | |||
Best Production Design | Tamara Conboy | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Kathy Strachan | Won | |||
Best Makeup & Hair | Lyndsey Herron & Edwina Kelly | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Deadly Cuts Dublin Review". Screen Daily.
- ^ "'We'd love to make Deadly Cuts into Dublin's version of the Young Offenders'". independent.
- ^ "Deadly Cuts (Rachel Carey 2021)".
- ^ "Screen Ireland-supported Irish comedies Deadly Cuts and Redemption of a Rogue hit Netflix in Ireland and the UK this week – Dublin City Film Office".
- ^ "Deadly Cuts targets top grossing Irish film of 2021 following strong opening weekend | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie.
- ^ "Deadly Cuts" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
- ^ "Deadly Cuts: A blast from Irish cinema's past". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Deadly Cuts review – Ortonesque Dublin comedy that's more silly than funny". the Guardian. 6 October 2021.
- ^ McCormack, Mike (23 October 2022). Solar Bones. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350372535 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Quiet Girl, Belfast Lead Nominations for the 2022 Irish Filma and Television Academy Awards". Screen Daily.
- ^ "Irish Language The Quiet Girl Enjoys Historic Win at 2022 Irish Filma and Television Academy Awards". Screen Daily.
- ^ Pox, Fintan (22 February 2022). "RTE drama Kin leads IFTA nominees alongide [sic] films Belfast and Deadly Cuts". Head Topics.
External links
- Deadly Cuts at IMDb