An Irish escapade gone awry in this dark comedy that captures the freewheeling émigré milieu of guys short on job and money but long on booze in Brooklyn and the Bronx. A jobless James teams up with his pal Eoin on a for-hire trip to the track for slippery raconteur Timmy Thomas, who has just burned his last bridge. In a botched attempt at sleight of hand, the boys fail spectacularly, putting themselves in debt to a band of thugs. When a brave lady with a soft spot for the sound of Irish and a penchant for greenbacks sets her sights on James, things become interesting.
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An Irish escapade gone awry in this dark comedy that captures the freewheeling émigré milieu of guys short on job and money but long on booze in Brooklyn and the Bronx. A jobless James teams up with his pal Eoin on a for-hire trip to the track for slippery raconteur Timmy Thomas, who has just burned his last bridge. In a botched attempt at sleight of hand, the boys fail spectacularly, putting themselves in debt to a band of thugs. When a brave lady with a soft spot for the sound of Irish and a penchant for greenbacks sets her sights on James, things become interesting.
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