It sounds like a drab little tale, but in the hands of the film's director, Stephen Frears, it becomes a headlong tumble into good humor...

As warm and lived-in as an old pair of boots, The Snapper is an honorable feel-good movie.

At once realistic and idealised, this is a rare attempt to make drama of ordinary people doing the right thing.

Gritty, charming and with a heart as big as the Emerald Isle itself.