Really Surprised!

Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Ambivalent and unpredictable characters in the environment of norms and rules have always attracted attention, teens are additionally vulnerable and seeking their place in the world, some with success, others with fear and anger. The latter applies to the leading characters Darren/"Pig" and Sinéad/"Runt", who have known each other from the day they were born, living as neighbours, attending the same school...Both have odd insights about life and surroundings, paving the way for criminal and tragic events. Thus, the plot has twists, but the course of them was hard to believe - are there no cops in Ireland and/or all wrongdoings remain unpunished? The ending was generally anticipated as well, but, thanks to wonderful performances by Elaine Cassidy and Cillian Murphy, the 1 hour 25 minutes film is catchy to follow.A twisted Romeo and Juliet in a contemporary closed community... Distinct, but not particularly flimsy. Still a must for fans of Murphy and Cassidy.

Irish screenwriter and director Kirsten Sheridan's feature film debut which was written by Irish playwright Enda Walsh after his play "Disco Pigs" from 1996 which starred Cillian Murphy and Irish actress Eileen Walsh, was screened at the 37th Chicago International Film Festival in 2001 and is an Irish production which was shot on location in Dublin, Cork and Wicklow in Ireland and produced by Irish producer Ed Guiney. It tells the story about a 16-year-old student named Darren aka Pig who lives with his mother and younger sister in a terraced house in Cork, Ireland and his same aged childhood friend and sweetheart Sinead aka Runt who lives next door to him with her parents. Darren and Sinead has created their own language and an imaginary world where they are king and queen. Instigated by Darren, they rule Cork as they please, but their teachers have picked up on the development of their relationship and when Sinead is sent to a special residential school called the Allen center in Donegal, they are separated for the first time in their lives.Finely and acutely directed by Irish filmmaker Kirsten Sheridan, this somewhat surreal fictional tale which is narrated by the female protagonist and mostly from her and the male protagonist's point of view, draws a dense and singular portrayal of an obsessive, intense and unrestrained relationship between a boy and girl who's world is shattered when one of them has to leave their home-place. While notable for its colorful and atmospheric milieu depictions, fine production design by production designer Zoë Macleod, cinematography by Chilean cinematographer Igor Jadue-Lillo and Irish cinematographer Peter Robertson, costume design by Irish costume designer Lorna Marie Mugan and use of colors, this character-driven, dialog-driven and diverse independent film from the early 2000s contains a great score by Irish singer, songwriter and composer Gavin Friday and Irish musician and composer Maurice Seezer.This rhythmic, romantic, violent, riveting and at times darkly humorous psychological drama, which is mainly set against the backdrop of the coastal city of Cork in Ireland, about an otherworldly and unfulfilled romance between two rebellious Irish students who are seventeen days away from their 17th birthday, is impelled and reinforced by its fragmented narrative structure, subtle character development, intertwined studies of character, quick-witted dialog and the versatile and remarkable acting performances by Irish actor Cillian Murphy and Irish actress Elaine Cassidy. An unsentimental love-story and a visceral, lyrical and consistently involving character piece.

OK if you as the viewer live 24/7 in some sort of fantasy land. Also to claim this film as some sort of ground breaking form of realistic acting is preposterous.A seriously flawed storyline too, not even in the real local in which it is set would you find two supposedly clever 17 yr old kids, with such a childish sense of humour. I'd put their behavioural age at around 8.On the whole 2 totally unbelievable characters who wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes in the real world. I was waiting for some diagnosis of mental illness, or ADHD and bi-polar disorder at the very least. Total nutters the pair of them.And as for the bar scene at the end, do large beefy Irish adults just stand around whilst a scrawny pathetic weakling of a child bashes some poor innocent (knocked out cold lying helpless on the floor,) with an iron bar for 5 minutes, 2 blows would have been enough to kill the average human. Overdone and very well overrated by the viewers, most of whom on this site must surely be under 25.

When making your decision to view Disco Pigs, keep in mind that the 6.3 rating is high for a movie of this quality--check the demographic breakdown! The people who enjoy this movie are teenagers who are just discovering "deep" material (and I certainly credit them for trying rather than wasting their time with The Grudge 2), but the more mature viewer will see that the filmmakers were trying to make a movie with depth, but failed miserably in their task. The overall plot has great potential, but many of the scenes make no sense whatsoever and are poorly conceived. Whether you can understand the characters' accents or not, most of the time you'll be wondering what they're talking about. The wannabe Shakespearean monologues are laughable. I can see the appeal of this movie to teenagers who are starting to watch or read more complex material, but for those who have been enjoying complex works for some time, leave this one alone.