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Rialto
Ireland / UK 2019
produced by Alan Maher, John Wallace, Tristan Goligher, Valentina Brazzini, Celine Haddad (executive), Lizzie Francke (executive), Vincent Gadelle (executive) for Cowtown Pictures, The Bureau
directed by Peter Mackie Burns
starring Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Tom Glynn-Carney, Monica Dolan, Sophie Jo Wasson, Scott Graham, Michael Smiley, Eileen Walsh, Deirdre Donnelly, Deirdre Molloy, Kervin Soobrayen, Alexandra Smith, Jane McGrath, Pom Boyd, Pat McGrath, Ger Ryan, Paul Kealyn, Beibhinn Jones, David McMahon, Dara O'Grady
screenplay by Mark O'Halloran, based on his stage play Trade, music by Valentin Hadjadj
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Colm (Tom Vaughan-Lawlor) is at a low point in his life, he's made
redundant at work, feels misunderstood by his wife Claire (Monica Dolan)
and especially his son Shane (Scott Graham), his dad has just died and his
mum is rather blunt about not really needing his sympathy, and due to all
of this, his drinking has gotten out of hands of late. And on top of it
all, Jay (Tom Glynn-Carney), a 19 year old he wanted to pay for sex on the
toilet and then chickened out, is now trying to blackmail him. As it
transpires for not all that much though, so Colm starts seeing Jay more
often, paying him for all their sexual encounters - but before he knows
it, he feels more for Jay than he ever wanted to, sees their relationship
based on honesty, and feels closer to Jay than anyone else - and that's
something that Jay, who has a girlfriend and a baby daughter, isn't really
comfortable with. Plus his unexpected feelings for Jay really throw off
Colm all the more, and while he's trying to fix his life, he seems to be
only making one plunder after the next ... Rialto is a
rather powerful drama, basically because it doesn't try to bring one big
message across but really lets the audience be the judge of everything
while showing sympathy for all its characters, no matter how flawed they
might be. And of course, very natural performances by an able ensemble
help achieve that - as does in fact a very subtle directorial effort that
really gives story and characters enough space to evolve, and make this a
rather compelling drama.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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