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'''''Alarm''''' is a 2008 Irish [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Gerard Stembridge]].<ref name="Irish Opinion">{{cite web|url=http://www.movies.ie/features/irish_opinion__aidan_turner |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140102140552/http://www.movies.ie/features/irish_opinion__aidan_turner |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-01-02 |title=Irish Opinion Aidan Turner |work=Movies.ie |date=2008-11-05 |accessdate=2014-01-02 }}</ref><ref name="Dandyspoke">{{cite web|url=http://www.dandyspoke.com/alarm.htm |title=Alarm |work=Dandyspoke.com |accessdate=2014-01-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204154354/http://www.dandyspoke.com/alarm.htm |archivedate=2010-12-04 }}</ref> |
'''''Alarm''''' is a 2008 Irish [[thriller film]] written and directed by [[Gerard Stembridge]] and starring [[Ruth Bradley]] and [[Aidan Turner]].<ref name="Irish Opinion">{{cite web|url=http://www.movies.ie/features/irish_opinion__aidan_turner |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140102140552/http://www.movies.ie/features/irish_opinion__aidan_turner |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-01-02 |title=Irish Opinion Aidan Turner |work=Movies.ie |date=2008-11-05 |accessdate=2014-01-02 }}</ref><ref name="Dandyspoke">{{cite web|url=http://www.dandyspoke.com/alarm.htm |title=Alarm |work=Dandyspoke.com |accessdate=2014-01-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101204154354/http://www.dandyspoke.com/alarm.htm |archivedate=2010-12-04 }}</ref> |
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== Overview == |
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Revision as of 06:36, 21 September 2019
| Alarm | |
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| Directed by | Gerard Stembridge |
| Written by | Gerard Stembridge |
| Produced by | Anna J. Devlin, Marina Hughes |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bruno de Keyzer |
| Edited by | Mary Finlay |
| Music by | Kieran Lynch |
Production companies | |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
Alarm is a 2008 Irish thriller film written and directed by Gerard Stembridge and starring Ruth Bradley and Aidan Turner.[1][2]
Overview
Alarm was filmed primarily in Dublin, Ireland.[2] The lead actors are Aidan Turner (known for his role as Kíli in the film series The Hobbit) and Ruth Bradley (known for playing Garda Lisa Nolan in Grabbers).[1]
Plot
After witnessing the murder of her father by burglars, Molly is living with friends and seeing a psychiatrist (Emmet Bergin) to deal with her panic attacks. She dreams of finding a house where she can live alone. Upon buying her dream house in a Dublin suburb, she gives a house-warming party and one of her friends brings along an old classmate of Molly's, Mal. Molly had fancied Mal during school, and now they become a couple. With a new house and a new boyfriend, things seem perfect.
However, soon her house is burglarized again and again, although her neighours are spared. Molly suspects that someone she knows might be involved.
Cast
- Ruth Bradley as Molly
- Aidan Turner as Mal
- Owen Roe as Joe and Mossie
- Tom Hickey as Frank
- Anita Reeves as Jessie
- Emmet Bergin as Psychiatrist
- Alan Howley as Peter
- Fionnuala Murphy as Receptionist
- Alan Martin Walsh
Release
Alarm was shown at the Irish cinema in 2008.[1] On November 30, 2010, an American DVD was published by the IFC Film studios.[3]
Critical reception
When director and writer Gerard Stembridge introduced Alarm to the audience he said that he had wanted to do a "swan song for the Celtic tiger" (i.e. Ireland's economic boom in the 1990s). Furthermore, he had wanted to create a good old-fashioned thriller.[4] However, critics doubt that he succeeded with this, noting that the plot is predictable. Many scenes were filmed at night and the action during these scenes is hard to see.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Irish Opinion Aidan Turner". Movies.ie. 2008-11-05. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ a b "Alarm". Dandyspoke.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ "Alarm DVD". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ "Scott's Movie Comments". Scottsmovies.com. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2014-01-02.
- ^ "Paranoia and Obsession on Full Display in 'Alarm'". Jennifer Fratangelo. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2014-01-02.