I Went Down

I Went Down

One doesn't count, the other can't. Dis-organised crime.

Directed by Paddy Breathnach

Produced by Treasure Entertainment, BBC

1997107 min6.0 / 10

A darkly comic Irish crime caper about two bumbling ex-cons navigating mob obligations and moral quandaries with more charm than competence.

Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who sends Git to Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly, to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It's a tougher assignment than it seems: Git's a novice, Bunny's prone to rash acts, Frank doesn't want to be found (and once he's found, he has no money), and maybe Tom's planning to murder Frank, which puts Git in a moral dilemma. Then, there's the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What's a decent and stand-up lad to do?

Questions people ask

  • Is I Went Down easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 62% of films.

  • Is I Went Down sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Does I Went Down end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is I Went Down scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is I Went Down violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Rarity35

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Surprise18

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Love22

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