I'd had this film recorded on VHS for God knows how long, and it just happened to be on TV, I think it is only because of the two leads I remembered it, I didn't know what to expect. Basically, set in Dublin, Anthony O'Malley (Sir Michael Caine) and Tom Quirk (Dylan Moran) are two mediocre stage actors currently starring in a shoddy production of William Shakespeare's Richard III. Second-rate lead actor O'Malley tells supporting co-star Quirk he has about a retired gangster, Barreller (Sir Michael Gambon), who owes £50,000 to a third party, but they have never met. O'Malley devises a plan to swindle the inept criminals out of the money. With the help of prosthetic makeup and their acting "skills", they meet with Barreller. Sure enough, they pull off the con and get their hands on the money. But things get complicated when other parties want to meet each other. Quirk is encouraged to continue with the plan by O'Malley, but also his eerily intelligent nine-year-old niece Mary (Abigail Iversen). O'Malley and Quirk restructure the plan each time something goes wrongs with more and more disguises. At one point, Barreller's relative Dolores (Lena Headey) reveals to Quirk that she is aware of the con, but chooses not to expose him or O'Malley, having romantic feelings for him. Eventually, the third party reveals herself, Mrs. Magnani (Miranda Richardson) is the criminal owed the money, and she is unhappy when she discovers what has been going on. In the end, the actors get the better of the criminals, O'Malley is injured in the process but is happy after winning an acting award, and Quirk settles back into his stage work also, with Dolores by his side. Also starring Michael McElhatton as Jock, Aisling O'Sullivan as Rita, Ben Miller as Clive, Alison Doody as herself, and Marty Whelan as herself. Caine tries his best to be funny, including an amusing scene dressed in drag, and Moran (then most famous for Black Books) is okay, future Game of Thrones star Headey doesn't add much, and young Iversen is likeable enough. There are many problems with this farce, a script full of plot holes and confusion, predictable moments and jokes that fall flat, I guess it was only the leads that kept me watching somewhat, otherwise it is generally not worth bothering with, a boring and forgettable crime comedy. Adequate!