CUTTING TIES
The Irish have a way with words and with friends too apparently in Martin McDonagh’s Banshee of Inisherin. The story follows two seemingly best friends who suddenly have a one-sided falling out.
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This dark comedy is quite charming due to the brilliant performances by Colin Farrell but also sickeningly frustrating as well. Farrell’s Padraic makes you want to be friends with him despite also making you want to bash your head at a wall, screaming “Leave him alone” when he constantly bothers Brendan Gleeson’s Colm Doherty which leads to disastrous consequences. The dull tone of the cinematography and lack of a true musical backing track adds to the gritty nature of the film. McDonagh makes Inisherin seem quite a boring place to be with the cinematography but the framing of certain scenes shows the true beauty of the film.
Though what seems to be an average film draws quickly on passion, loneliness, and the true meaning of friendship through the quick-witted back and forth between Colm and Padraic, making even you consider if your friends like you. An enjoyable slow burn that leaves one pondering the meaning of life and the people in yours.
