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| The Entertainment Review |
| Genre: Romance |
What happens when a film is released about World War II and is a comedy? The results is “Waiting for Dublin,” a comedy about a
World War II soldier who makes a risky deal with Al Capone a mere few months before the end of the war. The film is much like its
funny protagonist, both of which aim to hit a mark that is far beyond their reach. At lead of this film, Andrew Keegan stars as Mike, the
American whose deal with Capone requires that he becomes a flying Ace by shooting down at least five enemy planes. If he isn’t about
to complete this task, he owes the legendary gangster a debt of indistinct, but very intimidating proportions. In other words, Mike has
gotten himself into a heap of trouble.
Mike is very proud to be an American, a recruit and a pilot, and because he is extremely drunk he decides that it wouldn’t hurt to make a
bet with a man that he meets at a New Year’s Eve party in 1944. Since Mike is uninformed, a waitress decides to take some pity on him
and alerts him that the man he made a bet with is none other than the nephew of Al Capone.
Halfway through 1945, Mike and his American friend, Twickers, who sports a British accent, ans also happens to be his co-pilot have
taken down four enemy planes from the sky, but just after shooting down the fifth enemy aircraft they lose track of the down plane, which
is necessary for official proof of their actions. During their search for the downed plane, they lose control of their own aircraft and crash
land in a tiny farming town in Ireland. However, Mike and Twickers aren’t the only military men in town, also stuck in the small town is a
friendly German deserter who, in order to prove his good nature, has settled down and made a nice little home for himself in order to
avoid is duties to the Nazis. Being far from Dublin, the two Americans struggle to reach the town’s phone to alert their superiors of their
accident, but their superiors don’t care about the accident or the soldiers for that matter, because they know that the war is ending.
Even though the war is ending and many soldiers are spending their time celebrating, Mike is horrified that he won’t be able to prove
that he has taken down a fifth plane by the end of the war, in which case Al Capone himself will make their that he collects his part of the
bargain, though it is never fully discussed what Mike will lose if he is unable to complete the task that was set before him. In
desperation, aided by the small town in which he had crashed, Mike plots a series of goofball flights in the interest of shooting down the
friendly German’s plane, but quickly realizes that it is obviously much more difficult to hit planes with bullets while flying over Ireland and
given the aide of those who took part in World War I.
Of course this film has a bit of a love interest, Maggie, who is played by Jade Yourell, who helps Mike with his task. However, her
chastity and intermittently charming way of preventing Mike from finishing his task and being able to return home as quickly as possible
grows rather tedious at an alarming rate. The film ends up being a very straightforward melodrama that would be somewhat suited for
children, especially because of the fact that an audience of children would probably be one of the only groups that would appreciate the
distracting soundtrack that accompanies the film. However, with the inclusion of a variety of moderately adult themes, there seems to
be a drastic cut down on the chances of it being appropriate for the younger demographic. At the exact same time those between
childhood and adulthood will be bored out of their mind with this film, though there is a lot of interesting material for that specific age
group to watch.
In the form of “Waking Ned Devine” and a variety of other charming Gaelic films, “Waiting For Dublin” aims for the cute factor is not
without its variety of charms. The fairly unknown Jade Yourell is one actress that is very easy to watch, bringing a sweet bit of fire to the
part in the film. Also, the cast of old townsfolk, which consist of the predictable mix of eccentric characters seen in other films, provides
viewers with a few easily appreciated performances, though it would be impossible and improbable to say that any of the characters in
the film were particularly compelling. Then of course there is the lead role of the film, Mike, who is played by Andrew Keegan.
Andrew Keegan, has starred in such films as; “10 Things I Hate About You” with Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles; “The Broken Hearts
Club: A Romantic Comedy” starring Zach Braff; and the modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, “O,” with Mekhi Phifer, Josh
Hartnett and Stiles. Keegan gained attention early in his career for his television roles on “Party of Five” and “7th Heaven.” This
performance, compared to these other films that he has performed in, may catch several off guard. However, this film is a great role for
Keegan which he plays perfectly.
While net every film needs to be overly ingenious to be useful or clever to be fun, “Waiting For Dublin” is aiming at being a pleasantly
diverting film, but it seems that it doesn’t seem to have reached the mark that it was originally intending to hit.
World War II soldier who makes a risky deal with Al Capone a mere few months before the end of the war. The film is much like its
funny protagonist, both of which aim to hit a mark that is far beyond their reach. At lead of this film, Andrew Keegan stars as Mike, the
American whose deal with Capone requires that he becomes a flying Ace by shooting down at least five enemy planes. If he isn’t about
to complete this task, he owes the legendary gangster a debt of indistinct, but very intimidating proportions. In other words, Mike has
gotten himself into a heap of trouble.
Mike is very proud to be an American, a recruit and a pilot, and because he is extremely drunk he decides that it wouldn’t hurt to make a
bet with a man that he meets at a New Year’s Eve party in 1944. Since Mike is uninformed, a waitress decides to take some pity on him
and alerts him that the man he made a bet with is none other than the nephew of Al Capone.
Halfway through 1945, Mike and his American friend, Twickers, who sports a British accent, ans also happens to be his co-pilot have
taken down four enemy planes from the sky, but just after shooting down the fifth enemy aircraft they lose track of the down plane, which
is necessary for official proof of their actions. During their search for the downed plane, they lose control of their own aircraft and crash
land in a tiny farming town in Ireland. However, Mike and Twickers aren’t the only military men in town, also stuck in the small town is a
friendly German deserter who, in order to prove his good nature, has settled down and made a nice little home for himself in order to
avoid is duties to the Nazis. Being far from Dublin, the two Americans struggle to reach the town’s phone to alert their superiors of their
accident, but their superiors don’t care about the accident or the soldiers for that matter, because they know that the war is ending.
Even though the war is ending and many soldiers are spending their time celebrating, Mike is horrified that he won’t be able to prove
that he has taken down a fifth plane by the end of the war, in which case Al Capone himself will make their that he collects his part of the
bargain, though it is never fully discussed what Mike will lose if he is unable to complete the task that was set before him. In
desperation, aided by the small town in which he had crashed, Mike plots a series of goofball flights in the interest of shooting down the
friendly German’s plane, but quickly realizes that it is obviously much more difficult to hit planes with bullets while flying over Ireland and
given the aide of those who took part in World War I.
Of course this film has a bit of a love interest, Maggie, who is played by Jade Yourell, who helps Mike with his task. However, her
chastity and intermittently charming way of preventing Mike from finishing his task and being able to return home as quickly as possible
grows rather tedious at an alarming rate. The film ends up being a very straightforward melodrama that would be somewhat suited for
children, especially because of the fact that an audience of children would probably be one of the only groups that would appreciate the
distracting soundtrack that accompanies the film. However, with the inclusion of a variety of moderately adult themes, there seems to
be a drastic cut down on the chances of it being appropriate for the younger demographic. At the exact same time those between
childhood and adulthood will be bored out of their mind with this film, though there is a lot of interesting material for that specific age
group to watch.
In the form of “Waking Ned Devine” and a variety of other charming Gaelic films, “Waiting For Dublin” aims for the cute factor is not
without its variety of charms. The fairly unknown Jade Yourell is one actress that is very easy to watch, bringing a sweet bit of fire to the
part in the film. Also, the cast of old townsfolk, which consist of the predictable mix of eccentric characters seen in other films, provides
viewers with a few easily appreciated performances, though it would be impossible and improbable to say that any of the characters in
the film were particularly compelling. Then of course there is the lead role of the film, Mike, who is played by Andrew Keegan.
Andrew Keegan, has starred in such films as; “10 Things I Hate About You” with Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles; “The Broken Hearts
Club: A Romantic Comedy” starring Zach Braff; and the modern-day adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, “O,” with Mekhi Phifer, Josh
Hartnett and Stiles. Keegan gained attention early in his career for his television roles on “Party of Five” and “7th Heaven.” This
performance, compared to these other films that he has performed in, may catch several off guard. However, this film is a great role for
Keegan which he plays perfectly.
While net every film needs to be overly ingenious to be useful or clever to be fun, “Waiting For Dublin” is aiming at being a pleasantly
diverting film, but it seems that it doesn’t seem to have reached the mark that it was originally intending to hit.
