Only Neil Jordan, the director who gave us the streetwise chatter of "Mona Lisa," the conniving gamblers of "The Good Thief" and Jaye Davidson in "The Crying Game," would examine the IRA and the Troubles through the travails of a cheerful transvestite. "Breakfast on Pluto" is the cheeky, unpredictable, Candide-like tale of Patrick "Kitten" Braden (Cillian Murphy). Discovered as an infant on the doorstep of the local church by Father Bernard (Liam Neeson), Kitten grows up in a tiny conservative Irish town where sewing sequined beads on your school uniform isn't looked on kindly. Especially if you're a boy. Read the full review
Abandoned as a baby in a small Irish town, Patrick Braden is a tough but endearing young man. From an early age, he also realizes that he is different. From experimenting with his step-sister's clothes and lipstick as a youngster to eventual development of a thoroughly out-of-the-closet new persona named "Kitten," Braden survives with the aid of his friends, his wit and charm, plus a sweet refusal to let anyone or anything change who he is.
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Liam Neeson, Stephen Rea, Brendan Gleeson, Laurence Kinlan
Run time: 129 minutes
Release date: Nov. 16, 2005
Rating: R for sexuality, language, some violence and drug use.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B+
"(Cillian Murphy's) performance is so complete, so fully realized, it holds an often scattered movie together. That and a veritable who's who of Irish actors."
The Palm Beach Post: C+
"Cillian Murphy fascinates, but his character's odyssey proves wearying."
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