Directed (improbably enough) by Barry Levinson, this bit of whimsy is a pub
yarn spun out to feature length, whose underlying message about Ireland's
ongoing Troubles amounts to little more than "Why can't we all just get
along?" And on those modest terms, it's adorable. Belfast, the early '80s: Two
barbers, Catholic Colm (Barry McEvoy) and Protestant George (Brian F. O'Byrne)
— who fancies himself a poet — meet while cutting hair at the
Ballybacky lunatic asylum. Inspired by an inmate — a toupee salesman who
went barking mad, earned himself the nickname "The Scalper" (Billy Connolly),
and left Belfast's bald men without...
Released:
2000
Rated:
R
Length:
109 mins