Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Cheryl A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

tigerfish50 The narrative arc of 'White Irish Drinkers' is so stale that it feels like a previously viewed film. Set amongst the mean streets of 1970s Brooklyn, a blue collar Irish-American is offered a scholarship at a prestigious art school - but inexplicable loyalty to a petty criminal older brother, a violent drunken father and a depressed mother prevents him making the obvious decision. The sensitive hero tries to overcome the film's dull dialog and direction while he wrestles with his conscience and churns out some mediocre scribbles in the basement.The lame tale limps from one hackneyed scene to the next, as unconvincing sub-plots involving a trite romance and a theater owner's rock concert scam provide some minor relief from the family squabbles, macho posturing and fistfights. Eventually the story arrives at a predictable tragedy, followed by a maudlin display of grief, before a last punch to the face thankfully brings down the final curtain.

Tss5078 White Irish Drinkers is a coming of age story, centered around a boy who doesn't quite fit in with the rest of his dysfunctional family. It's a common theme in many similar films and to be honest, I didn't see anything here, that made this movie stand out from the rest of them. This is just another coming of age film without many surprises. The story wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special. The acting was OK, as was the pace of the film. I'm finding it really difficult to say anything positive or negative about White Irish Drinkers, because the truth is, it's just a simple, ordinary story that I've seen a hundred times before. The names and places always change, and there was a familiar face or two, but nothing about this film stands out positively or negatively in any way. It's just a very common type of story with a very ordinary cast. Everyone does their job and the story gets told, I don't know what you'll think, but my reaction to this film was simple neutrality. A decent movie, but easily forgotten, as nothing made any kind of impact on me at all.

noladoll So few films today provide such a rich and gritty study of both human frailty and human spirit and redemption. White Irish Drinkers is definitely one of them.I loved it. I saw it last night and I have thought about it several times since - a mark of a good film.I am going to act like I didn't see it and watch it again with my husband tonight. Don't think you can get a better endorsement than that.Only very minor issues:It is a coming of age story. All the characters are tremendously real with Karen Allen the exception. She was too cliché and wasn't able to pull off enough suffering commensurate with what she was actually going throughHa....can't believe I actually did see a blooper. It is set in 1975 and in the opening credits scenes, there is a picture of a molded white plastic chair...which didn't exist back them. I am surprised no one noticed...especially 3 minutes into the movie.

Tony Heck "I wish I could be like you...no matter how hard I try I'm never gonna be like you...and your always gonna hate me for that." Brian (Thurston) and his brother Danny are looking for a way out of Brooklyn. Brian's ambition is to become and artist and go to school. Danny is a tough guy who thinks the best way is to rob and steal until he has enough to leave with. After the Rolling Stones are booked for one night only at the theater where Brian works they think they have found a way to get the money they need to leave. This is the kind of movie that is made better by the ending. While the movie is pretty good all the way through, the acting is good enough and the plot is engaging to keep you watching. The only problem is that the whole time you feel like there is something missing that would make this movie better. Then the last 20 min you find out what it is. This movie is good, but the ending will knock you on your ass and make you glad you continued to watch. Overall, pretty slow moving in parts, but stay till the end and you will be glad you did. A very good one time watch. Because of how powerful the ending was...I give it a B.Would I watch again? - I don't think I would *Also try - Con Artist