The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“It owes the canon nothing.”
The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.
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The Luck of the Irish
Family · TV Movie · Comedy · 2001
A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.
Movie details
The Luck of the Irish
“Leprechaun tomorrow.”
2001 Family · TV Movie · Comedy 1h 26m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
A teenager must battle for a gold charm to keep his family from being controlled by an evil leprechaun.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Luck of the Irish?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Paul Hoen
Written by
Andrew Price · Mark Edward Edens · Andrew Price
Ryan Merriman
Kyle Johnson
Henry Gibson
Reilly O'Reilly
Marita Geraghty
Kate O'Reilly Johnson / Kate Smith
Glenndon Chatman
Russell Halloway
Alexis Lopez
Bonnie Lopez
Paul Kiernan
Bob Johnson / Robert Smith
Timothy Omundson
Seamus McTiernen
Court is in session
Put The Luck of the Irish on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”
It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.