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The Stag
At his fiancée’s urging, a very modern Irish groom-to-be reluctantly agrees to a stag weekend with his friends, camping in the western wilderness of Ireland. Much to their chagrin, these modern men are joined by the brother of the bride, a crazy, unpredictable alpha male known as “The Machine”, and an explosive Id to their collective Ego. The Machine is a force of nature, and under his leadership, the men—stripped of modern comfort, convenience and, finally, clothing—must begin their journey into the wild.
| Release : | 2013 |
| Rating : | 6 |
| Studio : | Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Treasure Entertainment, |
| Crew : | Director, Screenplay, |
| Cast : | Andrew Scott Hugh O'Conor Peter McDonald Brian Gleeson Michael Legge |
| Genre : | Comedy |
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A Masterpiece!
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
Very nice surprise. Always rewarding to "discover" an enjoyable film like this one.The film starts off with a few cliché' (though tolerable) scenes, but then The Machine (Peter McDonald) enters the film, and the movie sets off on its adventure in the wood.A feel good movie that has quite a few funny, and a few "sweet moments" thrown in the mix.Compared to The Hangover series, The Bachelor Weekend draws you into the characters. Very nice!
...of a big budget movie without the big budget.Sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching, always tantalizing, impossible to look away.Great acting, immaculate pacing.The story begins with some solid character development, then the flies begin to land in the ointment. You can anticipate but you can never predict what's going to happen next.This is an Irish film, and I've seen some of the actors before, but I couldn't name a one. Nevertheless, they turned in big time performances leading me to believe that several of them must be stars in Ireland.The writing/dialogue is first class. The laughs come fast enough to be very hip without being annoying.
I'm not quite sure why this film has so many bad reviews. I know a lot of people saw the trailer and dismissed it as a Hangover wannabe, but this film was far from it.The cast was amazing and the film had a surprising depth to it, I was expecting a silly stag comedy, but instead got a movie that was really character-focused, rather than situation-focused. I do disagree with the film being renamed for American audiences, because the film has the word "Stag" in it multiple times, and honestly, you can sort of work it out. "The Bachelor Weekend" really does sound like the name of a bad rip off of The Hangover from a $2 shop.The only other issue I had with it was the lack of chemistry between the bride and the groom, but they're not seen together much in the film so it's pretty much a non-issue. Don't watch this film if you're looking for a trashy comedy, it's probably not for you.It actually felt a bit like The World's End, there was plenty of comedy, and the cinematography was brilliant, but the main focus was on a few metro men in their mid thirties being strung along by a madman.
The best part about the movie was the Irish Countryside and it is easy to get a grant from the Irish Film Board. A lot of the scenes appear to have been duplicated from other movies. The jokes were stale and predictable. A lot of the actors were miscast, especially, if the movie was geared towards an American audience. There was little chemistry between the bride and groom and there was no originality to the movie. I felt little empathy for the characters as they represented everything I disliked about the celtic tiger. The movie had potential, but needed to be worked on a few months more. The budget was clearly minute, so fair play for delivering a film on such a tight budget.
