IMDb plot summary: Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
Directed by Martin McDonagh. Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Kerry Condon.
The Banshees of Inisherin is set in a small fictional Irish town, focusing on two men who have been best friends for ages, until one, played by Brendan Gleeson, abruptly decides he doesn't like the other anymore and draws strict boundaries. We follow the rejected one, played by Colin Farrell, as he tries to negotiate and persuade and occasionally intimidate his former friend into restoring the relationship. Martin McDonagh has such a talent for blending comedy and tragedy in his work, and while many of his previous films have leaned more one way or the other, this one absolutely lands right in the middle for me, both laugh-out-loud funny at times and gut-punchingly sad. And more than any of his other work, this one leans heavily into the lyricism of the Irish dialect in this village -- so many line readings that wouldn't have worked at all in any other context. I wasn't fully sold on the film's ending, but that's pretty consistently true of McDonagh's work for me, and the ride was thoughtful and enjoyable enough that I don't mind if it falters a little bit in the final moments.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Banshees of Inisherin > King Kong Escapes
The Banshees of Inisherin > Anna Karenina
The Banshees of Inisherin > The White Tiger
The Banshees of Inisherin < Deathtrap
The Banshees of Inisherin > Shaolin Soccer
The Banshees of Inisherin < Saving Mr. Banks
The Banshees of Inisherin < Broadway Danny Rose
The Banshees of Inisherin > Nosferatu
The Banshees of Inisherin < 50/50
The Banshees of Inisherin < Fail-Safe (1964)
The Banshees of Inisherin < And Now for Something Completely Different
The Banshees of Inisherin < The Young Girls of Rochefort
Final spot: #336 out of 3755, or 91%. That seems high, but TCDNL.
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