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(More customer reviews)I guess Leonard Maltin just didn't get it. This is a fitting conclusion to Roddy Doyle's Dublin trilogy, following The Commitments and The Snapper. It is in the same class as those two classics in the way that it portrays life in working class Dublin warts and all, with no excuses. Colm Meaney (Larry) and Donal O'Kelly (Bimbo) play two out-of-work regular guys who invest in a "chipper" van to earn some money but mostly to regain some of their self-respect. Neither of the main characters is entirely likeable all the time, but I wouldn't be either if I were out of work. Whether or not the friendship between the two men can survive is the heart of the story. As in all three of the movies in the series, The Van uses mostly unknown actors to tell its simple story of regular people playing the hand they were dealt. If you are a football (soccer) fan, you'll savor the scenes from the 1990 World Cup as seen through the eyes of the rabid Irish fans. As he did in The Snapper, director Stephen Frears has expertly captured the look and feel of Dublin and given us characters to care about. Rent this one and see for yourself, and hope that the video becomes available for a more reasonable price.
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