PIXIE

OUT 1 MARCH / CERT 15 / 93 MINS

With a dead body and 15 kilograms of MDMA in the trunk, three unlikely criminals tear through West Ireland’s shady underworld in Barnaby Thompson’s millennial Martin Mcdonagh-esque black comedy. Leading the trio is Olivia Cooke’s Pixie, a Mob boss’ stepdaughter whose questionable love life has earned her a few violent enemies and consequently nudged her onto the run with local lads Frank (Ben Hardy) and Harland (Daryl Mccormack). A shadow of Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También can be seen in the boys’ journey, with both wet behind the ears and hopelessly in awe of their quickthinking, boundlessly charming accomplice. Throw in a colourful melange of native mobsters, from Dylan Moran’s psychotic drug dealer to Alec Baldwin’s handgun-toting priest, and you’ve got the making of a whimsical, whip-smart crime caper that’s a little tender and a lot of fun. Good accents, too.