''Deadly Cuts'' is a 2021 Irish comedy film directed and written by Rachel Carey.

Production

''Deadly Cuts'' was filmed on location in

Loughlinstown Loughlinstown () is a southern Dublin suburb, located in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, on the N11 national road. Loughlinstown is the location of St. Columcille's Hospital, which serves both south Dublin and Wicklow. The European Foundation for ...

Plot

North Dublin hairdressers Deadly Cuts must fight for its survival against both a local

protection racket A protection racket is a type of racket and a scheme of organized crime perpetrated by a potentially hazardous organized crime group that generally guarantees protection outside the sanction of the law to another entity or individual from vio ...

and then a greedy developer; they then enter a televised hairdressing competition.

Release

''Deadly Cuts'' was the most successful Irish film at the box office for 2021.

Reception

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reported an approval rating of 94% based on 17 reviews. ''

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'' gave it 3 stars out of 5, criticising the

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comedy, which they compared negatively with '' Mrs. Brown's Boys'', but praising the performances of

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and

Pauline McLynn Pauline McLynn (born 11 July 1962) is an Irish character actress and author. She is best known for her roles as Mrs. Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Father Ted'', Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama '' Shameless'', Tip Haddem in the BBC ...

. ''

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'' gave it 2 out of 5, referring to the " Ortonesque" murder plot, but saying the film was "more silly than funny." It was nominated for five

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, winning one (Best Costume Design for Kathy Strachan).

Awards and nominations

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 11366736 2021 films 2021 comedy films 2020s English-language films Films shot in Dublin (city) Films set in Dublin (city) Films about hairdressers Films about the working class Films about competitions 2020s Irish films