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Glassland
2015 1h 33m R
Drama
6.0
84%
45%
50%
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Set in Dublin, 'Glassland' tells the story of a young taxi driver who gets tangled up in the world of human trafficking while trying to save his mother from drug addiction.
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Directed By
Gerard Barrett
Written By
Gerard Barrett
Studio
Element Pictures
Cast of Glassland
Jack Reynor
John
Toni Collette
Jean
Will Poulter
Shane
Michael Smiley
Jim
Ally Ni Chiarain
Woman in Taxi
Joe Mullins
Taxi Driver
Dairíne Ní Dhonnchú
Bridie
D.J. McGrath
Paul
Jack Barrett
Shane's Son
Kian Murphy
Bike Kid
John Flynn
Horse Kid
Glassland Reviews
RogerEbert.com
Matt Zoller Seitz
This is a hard, spare, tough movie, at times nearly jarring in its lack of adornment.
AV Club
Mike D'Angelo
Jean is such a monster, and John such a put-upon sweetheart, that Glassland offers little more than undiluted bathos for over an hour.
Observer
Rex Reed
Bring plenty of Kleenex. A nickel pack won't do.
Flavorwire
Jason Bailey
You've seen stories of substance abuse and its effects on a family, but rarely one as deeply unsentimental and candid as this one.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Bilge Ebiri
Glassland smartly plays off Jean's unhinged disintegration against John's tense, subdued control. In that contrast lies the power of this film.
Variety
Peter Debruge
A downbeat serving of kitchen-sink social realism with the sink itself thrown in for good measure.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
There's much in the movie to admire until it runs headlong into a stone wall.
Los Angeles Times
Noel Murray
In the movie's best scene, as mother and son dance to an old pop song, the look on Reynor's face speaks volumes about loss and hope. It's a look that's going to be breaking hearts on screen for decades to come.
NPR
Ella Taylor
The film is an intensely descriptive, head-to-the-ground mood piece, and when it's not talking too much, Glassland is the satisfyingly tangled love story of a boy and his mama.
Village Voice
Abby Garnett
The film trudges along in Collette's wake, fumbling for something to focus on apart from the bleeding wound just offscreen.
The Film Stage
Amanda Waltz
While the cast masterfully shoulders the sad affair, their efforts are undermined by Barrett's unfortunate tendency to tell when showing has already done the job.
The Playlist
Oktay Ege Kozak
All we see is a good man in a desperate situation, and it's up to the audience to dole out any judgment to the character, or to perhaps realize that our own imperfect humanity disqualifies us of judging his actions in the first place.
Film Journal International
David Noh
Many will [...] praise [Toni] Collette's unflinching lack of vanity and honesty in this portrayal, but I found her performance predictable.
Hollywood Reporter
Boyd van Hoeij
A small but pretty impressive indie from Ireland with top-notch acting.
We Got This Covered
Mitchel Broussard
Two rock-steady central performances and a handful of gut-punch scenes raise Glassland above its lingering levels of aggressive despondency.
The Young Folks
Nathanael Hood
A harrowing Irish drama of a young man being torn apart by his mother's destructive alcoholism.
Metro
Matt Prigge
Alternately alive and old-hat, and eventually maddeningly vague, it doesn't have much to recommend apart from fine acting and burnished, painterly cinematography. That may be enough. Sometimes it is.
Under the Radar
Julia Bembenek
A very artful portrayal of the storms of the ultra-human condition.
Spirituality & Practice
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
A moving drama that reveals the struggles of a compassionate caregiver at the end of his rope.
Examiner.com
Travis Hopson
"Glassland" isn't the kind of film that will make a lot of waves. In fact, it's specifically designed not to.
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