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8.0 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27

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  1. BillyS.
    Jan 9, 2006
    8
    "Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart" And you thought the world was too cold for another Anne Frank, well, in Breakfast On Pluto, she's back in the guise of Patrick "Kitten" Braden, whose innocent naivety is her strength in an all to "serious, serious, serious" search to find Mitzi Gayner! A great film from one of the most under-rated directors working today. I'm pretty sure "it moved" when I was watching Cillian Murphy, not that theres anything wrong with that!… Expand
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  2. Mart
    Feb 6, 2006
    4
    Are you having a laugh Neil Jordan?This was painful to watch from start to finish, even though I really tried to like it.Being Irish, I thought I'd see something the American reviewers missed.I didn't.Cillian Murphy's character is nothing but annoying and (as the L.A. Times says) "shallow,selfish and perverse."I insisted my girlfriend go watch it with me; she hasn't looked at me the same since.… Expand
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  3. DebK.
    Jan 9, 2006
    7
    Seriously weird, but amazingly well done. Engaging enough to make me want to find out wat happens next to this poor creature. Neeson was nice, but not staggeringly excellent; Murphy is incredible -- incredibly gorgeous, and incredibly femme -- but seriously weird.
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  4. DrewF.
    Mar 27, 2006
    9
    Tremendous lead performance from Murphy. Too bad it was such a tough year (with so many quality lead actor performances), cause this really was worthy of Oscar consideration. The movie itself is at times funny, touching, heart wrenching, and ultimately uplifting. Loved every moment of it, including the absolute funniest scene of any film that I saw last year (Kitten takes on the troops).
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  5. KimK.
    Dec 15, 2005
    9
    (Would have given it a 10 had the ancient sound system in the theatre at which we saw it not swallowed some of the more heavily accented dialogue.) Cillian Murphy is astonishing in this. His is the first drag performance I've seen that substitutes femininity for camp, and does so perfectly. The film itself is well-paced and clever; if it has a flaw ("cloying," contrary to the critiques, isn't one of them), it's the lightness with which it touches on some very dark subjects. But it's Kitten's story, after all, with Kitten's shadings, and brava for that!… Expand
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  6. BeckS.
    Dec 2, 2005
    10
    I thought this was the most endearing movie of the year...Cillian Murphy certainly is a treat and I'm glad that as a country we are graced with his appearances and his supurb acting abilities!
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  7. LenW.
    Dec 5, 2005
    10
    Started out a bit slow, but definitely grew on me and by the end I was hooked! Flawless soundtrack includes Dusty Springfield's haunting rendition of "Windmills of Your Mind".
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  8. Richard
    Jan 21, 2006
    8
    A true fairy tale, in every sense. Great acting, great music, 1001 crazy nights & days. Bombs & blarney; slight, but touching. Love the robins, love Cillian &, most of all, love St. Kitten-not a mean bone in her body.
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  9. PatrickJ.
    Jan 5, 2006
    10
    If you have to see one gay movie this year, FORGET Brokeback Mountain! Breakfast on Pluto is totally funny, uplighting and by far more interesting. It earns your emotions without pandering for them and makes no excuses for its subject matter and thankfully doesn't have that drooling-for-an-Oscar quality like so many films...It's a story of many stories, not entirely linear, but circular- just like life. And, it's about the life of Kitten. And she is WONDERFUL! See the damn the movie.… Expand
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  10. JohnK.
    Jan 5, 2006
    10
    You'll Laugh!!!
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  11. KenJ.
    Nov 22, 2005
    4
    The star was excellent, the movie stunk.
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  12. BenK.
    Jan 16, 2006
    5
    A tedious combination of Candide and Forrest Gump featuring glam singers who run guns for the IRA, fornicating priests, and gay magicians. It's not as interesting as it sounds. Of course the movie is set during the 70's when this sort of thing was normal but it doesn't really have anything to say about it.
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  13. JennetP
    Mar 19, 2011
    10
    Once again, the users have more collective insight than the critics. This film was lovely: funny, sad, and hopeful without ever straining after cheap emotion. The raves for Cillian Murphy's performance are richly deserved; his "Kitten" is sensitive, imaginative and sweet but also callow and self-absorbed, though this shortcoming that so peeves the critics (who, presumably, were running soup kitchens when THEY were 17) helps protect him from the violence in his life. Moreover, he gives it up in the course of the film, moving from sentimental, overly-scripted fantasies about love to the real thing with all its muddle and mess. Unlike "The Crying Game," the IRA is at the edges of this film, which I found interesting and probably closer to the experience of most in Northern Ireland and England at the time. The conflict would fade away entirely as the film attended to private concerns, exploding back onto the screen when least expected. There's lots more to praise: wonderful casting, even in very small roles (seeing Bryan Ferry was fun); outstanding costumes; perfect music, not only to evoke the period but also to comment on the action. I think Neil Jordan hit this one out of the ballpark, to use a phrase American critics will recognize, and I'm sorry it didn't garner more of their accolades. Oh well, they didn't like "Blade Runner" either, which may actually have helped the film's reputation.… Expand
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Metascore
59 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 36
  3. Negative: 3 out of 36
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    50
    Tedious portrait of a troubled Rolling Stone.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    50
    Despite numerous surface pleasures, including a beguiling pop soundtrack and presence of rising star Cillian Murphy in the lead role, dramatic shortcomings spell a mixed overall reception.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    In substance and style, the movie is more than a few tears short of Jordan's "The Crying Game." But Murphy is an actor to watch. Even in heels.
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