REVIEW #243 The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

Set on a remote island off the coast of Ireland, two best friends lives drastically change due to one of them ending their lifelong friendship. 

The Banshees of Inisherin is a hilariously dark comedy drama that excels through its incredible writing and even better acting performances. The film is attracting awards and nominations from absolutely everywhere and it’s thoroughly deserved. Colin Farell, Brendan Gleeson and Barry Keoghan, in particular, are just a joy to watch. The chemistry they have together is brilliant and the dialogue just bounces from one character to another in such a natural way, which is incredibly captivating. I only really have one criticism and it’s more of a nit pick than anything else…why on earth is Colm able to just walk around all day, all fingers chopped off, no bandages, no stitches, literally nothing done to stop the bleeding… I understand that the silliness of the situation was intentional but it did annoy me for some reason! Other than that it’s a remarkable film! 

Overall (9.2/10)

Thanks for reading.

Callan