Rat

In this Irish fable, a man named Hubert Flynn (Pete Postlethwaite) lives in Dublin and takes pride in his indulgence in beer, gambling, and ignoring his patient wife Conchita (Imelda Staunton). One night, after having a few at the local pub, he slowly begins to evolve into a rat, which has an oddly ...more

"Magic realism" in cinema is a tough thing to do. Most films are either fantasy-based or reality-based; very few are both because it's very difficult for an audience to wander back and forth across the spectrum without winding up frustrated by the mind games. Like Water for Chocolate, Being John Malkovich, and Chocolat come to mind as examples of films with magic realism elements that work. Add Rat to the list. This hilarious modern-day Irish fable is a farce of the first order, with loveable ...more