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Breakfast on Pluto (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 110 Fresh: 61  Rotten:49 Average Rating: 6.1/10
 
Consensus: Well-acted if monotonous drama about a transvestite prostitute in London during the 1970s.
 

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Rated: 15

Runtime: 2 hrs 15 mins

Theatrical Release: 13-01-2006

Synopsis: Reuniting with writer Patrick McCabe, who co-scripted his acclaimed 1997 film THE BUTCHER BOY, Neil Jordan delivers another entertaining spectacle of a motion picture. Set in the United Kingdom during the tumultuous 1960s and ‘70s, BREAKFAST ON PLUTO tells the story of Patrick "Kitten"... Reuniting with writer Patrick McCabe, who co-scripted his acclaimed 1997 film THE BUTCHER BOY, Neil Jordan delivers another entertaining spectacle of a motion picture. Set in the United Kingdom during the tumultuous 1960s and ‘70s, BREAKFAST ON PLUTO tells the story of Patrick "Kitten" Braden (an electrifying Cillian Murphy), an orphan from a small Irish town who dreams of escaping his drab surroundings. Though his orphan status is enough to make him an outsider, Patrick's gleeful decision to become the cross-dressing Androgynous Kitten sends him into the outside world for good. He ends up at the trailer home of traveling musician Billy Rock (Gavin Friday), who is hiding weapons used by the IRA in a series of vicious attacks. After an unexpected tragedy, Kitten says farewell to Ireland and heads for the glamorous, rough-and-tumble streets of London, where she faces hatred and hardship in equal measure. Through it all, Kitten somehow retains her unwavering spirit, teaching a valuable lesson about staying hopeful and optimistic in the face of harsh degradation. Murphy's portrayal of the fiercely flamboyant Kitten is a sight to behold. Beautiful as a man, Murphy's appearance takes on an even more ethereal glow as a woman. Adding greater weight to the proceedings are the performances from Jordan regulars Liam Neeson and Stephen Rea, as well as Ruth Negga, Laurence Kinlan, and real-life musician Friday. Filled with a staggering amount of great pop songs from that legendary era, BREAKFAST ON PLUTO is an inspiring ode to individual human spirit. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Laurence Kinlan, Stephen Rea

Director: Neil Jordan

DVD Info

Release:

Jun 4, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English - Closed Captioned
  • Subtitles - French, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Neil Jordan - Director; Cillian Murphy - Star
  • Behind the Scenes - Featurette

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Enjoyable drama that's both darkly funny and emotionally engaging.

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01/12/06
Matthew Turner
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Like Cillian Murphy in high heels, Breakfast On Pluto totters along with unnerving hesitancy.

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12/27/05
Stella Papamichael
BBC
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Sliding back and forth between comedy and tragedy is the film's strongest suit

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Rich Cline
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Murphy's turn as the irrepressible Kitten is simply mesmerising - outrageous, tender and full of the sort of deep pain that no amount of make-up can conceal.

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07/02/07
Anton Bitel
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Andrew Sarris
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This is a long film that audiences will either love or dismiss.

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Doris Toumarkine
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Sydney Morning Herald
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Roaring with real life, Breakfast on Pluto belongs in that treasured subgenre, the gender bending memoir ...Cillian Murphy gives a career high performance as Kitten, so silky, so tough, so completely real that it haunts us.

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08/10/06
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Moderately entertaining fare.

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Dennis Schwartz
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05/12/06
Jonathan Kiefer
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It may not have the epic scope and complexity of Forrest Gump, but Breakfast on Pluto a small gem.

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04/18/06
James Plath
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Breakfast on Pluto is definitely one of the most unusual, compelling films I have seen in quite some time.

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04/14/06
Staci Layne Wilson
Buzzine Magazine
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As played by Murphy in what is an excellent performance, Kitten is sort of like a transvestite superhero--able to overcome impossible situations and look fabulous while doing it.

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03/24/06
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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Breakfast on Pluto's novelistic feel can seem disjointed, but ultimately the structure frees the film to flit from one interesting encounter to another with a minimum of connecting material.

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03/08/06
Mark Pfeiffer
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