John Boorman takes a crack at
The Prince and the Pauper with this fanciful Irish tale. Brendan Gleeson stars as a hard-nosed Dublin real estate developer who thinks he's seen his double but later learns that he was adopted and his identical twin is now a vagrant. The expected mistaken and stolen identities ensue, with facile irony giving way to unpersuasive drama. The talented Gleeson, who had a breakthrough role in Boorman's
The General, returns the favor here, carrying the whole movie on his broad shoulders. With Kim Cattrall, Ciaran Hinds, and Sinead Cusack. 107 min.
By
J.R. Jones
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