Alarm (2008 film)
| 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 |
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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]
Premise
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, her house is soon burgled again and again, although her neighbours 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 30 November 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.