Movie on DVD Review

The Mighty Celt (2008)

Reviewed by Aubry D'Arminio | Aug 01, 2008
EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: Jul 15, 2008; DVD Release Date: Jul 15, 2008; Movie Rated: Unrated; With: Gillian Anderson

Masterpiece host Gillian Anderson trades her English intonation for an Irish brogue as a hard-hearted single mom in this bleak Belfast-set drama The Mighty Celt. Her preteen son (Tyrone McKenna) is a greyhound trainer who gets mixed up with a gun-smuggling breeder — allowing for a remarkable turn from newbie McKenna and some damn cute dogs. B

Originally posted Aug 01, 2008 Published in issue #1005 Aug 08, 2008 Order article reprints

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