Pavee Lackeen

Sunday afternoon saw How Ridiculous once more at the cinema. This time the film being seen was 'Pavee Lackeen' which translated means 'The Traveller Girl'.

Despite How Ridiculous being descended from gypsy stock, the film has to be one of the worst HR has seen for many a moon.

Certainly, Winnie was endearing and she uttered a classic line when asked why she did not go to confess about her stealing: 'The priest won't take me.' Too funny!

That aside, HR found the film both patronising and enraging.

The latter because Winnie's mother seemed incapable of taking any responsibility for her own life and situation and How Ridiculous wanted to grab her and tell her she was the master of her own destiny and she could sort out her own problems and that it was not the job of other people to do so.

As for the patronising aspect of the film, it was essentially the audience being patronised, not least by the fact that despite all the characters speaking English it was subtitled.

How ridiculous!