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Sugar levels are high, but so is vitriol.

Instantly forgettable.

McDonagh takes what could be a hackneyed tale of mismatched buddy cops and spins it to blisteringly funny effect.

A gentle, thoughtful, genuinely entertaining film with endearing characters and real ideas.

The bravery of immigrants, many of whom had take one-way tickets from the Old World and abandoned everything they knew in pursuit of a dream, is rightly celebrated here, but the film has a streak of naivety that distorts the story.

Production designers Manolito Glas and Maarten Piersma do a stunning job with the sets, creating an atmosphere of sleaze and decay which one can almost smell, whilst layering in detail.

The less you see, the more you believe. Chilean born writer/director Alejandro Amenabar, who is still in his twenties, knows this.

The flowing feel of the sea runs through Moore's animation, just as illuminated manuscript ran through Kells.

As is often the case in ensemble films, certain storylines are better served than others and the constant juxtapositions unavoidably highlight that.

These characters could so easily have been turned into figures of ridicule, but instead they are taken entirely seriously and presented as rounded individuals whose sexuality and gender are only parts of a more multi-faceted identity.

The story has a simplicity, reminiscent of cinema's innocent years.

Carrey has managed to find a middle ground for his divisive brand of comedy, using his natural humour to its fullest extent but steering clear of excessive slapstick.