Deadly Cuts
Poster
Directed byRachel Carey
Produced by
  • Liz Gill
  • Auveen Lush
  • Ciara O'Sullivan
Starring
CinematographyJ J Rolfe
Edited byGavin Buckley
John Walters
Music byRay Harman
Production
companies
Distributed byLevel 33 Entertainment
Release dates
  • 14 March  2021 (2021-03-14) (DIFF)
  • 8 October  2021 (2021-10-08)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
Box officeUS$229,349 (world)

Deadly Cuts is a 2021 Irish comedy film directed and written by Rachel Carey.[1][2]

Production

Deadly Cuts was filmed on location in Finglas.[3]

Plot

North Dublin hairdressers Deadly Cuts must fight for its survival against both a local protection racket 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.[4][5]

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 94% based on 17 reviews.[6] The Irish Times gave it 3 stars out of 5, criticising the broad comedy, which they compared negatively with Mrs. Brown's Boys, but praising the performances of Victoria Smurfit and Pauline McLynn.[7] The Guardian gave it 2 out of 5, referring to the "Ortonesque" murder plot, but saying the film was "more silly than funny."[8]

It was nominated for five Irish Film and Television Awards, winning one (Best Costume Design for Kathy Strachan).[9][10][11]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2022 Irish Film & Television Awards Best Film Deadly Cuts Nominated [12]
Best Actress in a Leading Role — Film Angeline Ball Nominated
Best Production Design Tamara Conboy Nominated
Best Costume Design Kathy Strachan Won
Best Makeup & Hair Lyndsey Herron & Edwina Kelly Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Deadly Cuts Dublin Review". Screen Daily.
  2. ↑ "'We'd love to make Deadly Cuts into Dublin's version of the Young Offenders'". independent.
  3. ↑ "Deadly Cuts (Rachel Carey 2021)".
  4. ↑ "Screen Ireland-supported Irish comedies Deadly Cuts and Redemption of a Rogue hit Netflix in Ireland and the UK this week – Dublin City Film Office".
  5. ↑ "Deadly Cuts targets top grossing Irish film of 2021 following strong opening weekend | The Irish Film & Television Network". www.iftn.ie.
  6. ↑ "Deadly Cuts" – via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  7. ↑ "Deadly Cuts: A blast from Irish cinema's past". The Irish Times.
  8. ↑ "Deadly Cuts review – Ortonesque Dublin comedy that's more silly than funny". the Guardian. 6 October 2021.
  9. ↑ McCormack, Mike (23 October 2022). Solar Bones. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781350372535 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ "The Quiet Girl, Belfast Lead Nominations for the 2022 Irish Filma and Television Academy Awards". Screen Daily.
  11. ↑ "Irish Language The Quiet Girl Enjoys Historic Win at 2022 Irish Filma and Television Academy Awards". Screen Daily.
  12. ↑ Pox, Fintan (22 February 2022). "RTE drama Kin leads IFTA nominees alongide [sic] films Belfast and Deadly Cuts". Head Topics.
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