Donal MacIntyre's documentary about Manchester crime boss Dominic Noonan features some strikingly intimate footage of Noonan's extended family, but lets Noonan himself drives the show and his colorful tales of villainy that cry out for more context than MacIntyre provides.
The Noonan family has been the scourge of the Manchester police for 30 years, says the film's narrator, and they have deep roots in the impoverished neighborhood where 39-year-old Dominic lives when he's not in prison, where he's spent more than half his life despite his reputation for walking away from serious criminal charges scot free. During one hitch he orchestrated the 1990 Strangewa...
Released:
2006
Rated:
NR
Length:
97 mins