to his bank to get money for a ransom. Just as the plan seems to be working out, everything goes wrong, as Sam is assaulted by his enraged wife Noeleen on the street and the Gardaí are forced to intervene. Mick and John flee without the money. Later, Mick loses his job after being wrongfully blamed for the crash; he becomes obsessed with taking revenge on the boy who caused it. After chasing Philip in his car, he loses control and is left balancing over the canal. Philip sits on the bonnet and jumps off, letting the car drop into the canal. Detective Lynch chases and corners Lehiff in an open field. He decides to take him on, while Ben films everything. Unfortunately, Lynch miscalculates; Lehiff gets the upper hand and threatens to kill him. Ben snatches at the gun and shoots Lehiff. Lynch covers it all up. As the credits roll, Noeleen and Sam, now reunited, are in their house watching television. She is purposely sitting on the remote control and bullying him into changing the channels by hand. Cast Colin Farrell as Lehiff, a petty criminal with a penchant for getting into trouble with the law Kelly Macdonald as Deirdre Cillian Murphy as John, Deirdre's former boyfriend Colm Meaney as Detective Jerry Lynch Shirley Henderson as Sally David Wilmot as Oscar Deirdre O'Kane as Noeleen Michael McElhatton as Sam, a middle-aged bank manager Tomás Ó Súilleabháin as Ben Campion, an ambitious film-maker Brían F. O'Byrne as Mick, the bus driver Ger Ryan as Maura, the mother Jane Brennan as Mrs. Rooney Release Reception The movie earned €2.5 million at the Irish box office, briefly becoming the most successful independent Irish film. The film was well-received by critics. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an aggregate rating of 74% based on 99 reviews, with an average score of 6.60/10, with the critical consensus describing the film as "an edgy and energetic ensemble story". Noted critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper gave the film good reviews. Roeper described it as "a likable film about nasty people". Following his work in the film, Patrick Condren became the first Irishman to be nominated at the Taurus World Stunt Awards. Box office The film earned $896,993 at the North American domestic box office and $3,959,305 internationally, for a worldwide total of $4,856,298, against a production budget of $5 million. References External links 2003 films