Synopsis
Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car. Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him, and brightens up his lonely world. Encouraged by Cathal, Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules. Growing closer, these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever.
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Cast
- Colm MeaneyFred Daly
- Colin MorganCathal O'Regan
- Milka AhlrothJuliana
- Stuart GrahamGeorge O'Regan
- Michael McElhattonFrank
- David WilmotPeter
- Diarmuid NoyesCathal's Brother
- Tatiana OuliankinaAqua Aerobics Instructor
- Mark ButlerClippo
- Martin LuceyAppeal's Officer
Recommandations
- 80
Total Film
Packing two terrific turns and an offbeat spirit, this coming-of-middle-age comedy is an unexpected treat. - 70
Village Voice
Elegant, engaging meditation on displacement and the modern man. - 70
Variety
This engaging character study functions best as a two-hander: The male leads build a wholly believable, offbeat co-dependency, while their interactions with others tend toward the more generic. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
A very sympathetic turn by Colm Meaney both lends box-office appeal and helps Byrne pull back from the saccharine possibilities inherent in the premise. - 40
Time Out
The fact that director Darragh Byrne has laden things with a Celtic Whimsy 101 score and a sketched outline of a script makes it even tougher for Meaney to lift this film out of its social-drama rut. - 40
The Guardian
Parked putters, but doesn't go anywhere. - 40
The New York Times
Parked collapses into sentimentality that not even an actor of Mr. Meaney's dignity and restraint can redeem from mawkishness. - 25
Slant Magazine
The film takes dramatic material that sounds fairly standard-issue to begin with and proceeds to uncover precious little of genuinely fresh intrigue within it.
