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If a person is obsessed with something French or about France, he/she is a francophile. What if a person has fondness of something Irish or from Ireland? Is there a term for it? I just realized that I'm into Irish stuff actually. I love Enya, Boyzone, Westlife, Bono,Colin Farrel, Evana Lynch aka Luna Lovegood, Bono, the movie called “Once”,the soap “”Irish Spring” and of course my fav band “The Corrs!
And here comes the new addition to my list : Cowboys and Angels. This little Irish film is surprisingly good. It is now included in Jishcand's Favorite Movies of all time. The movie retells a classic premise but with an endearing Irish touch. 
FILM PREMISE: Shane (Michael Legge) has landed a boring government office job, and needs to find an apartment. Fortune links him with Vincent (Allen Leech), a gay fashion design student who's also apartment-hunting. The new roomies are a study in contrast: Vincent has a laser-like queer eye for Shane's straight guy, but doesn't fully grasp Shane's loneliness or the envy Shane feels about Vincent's smooth social graces. The big question: Is it possible for these two to fall in love?
Since this is a story of a young straight guy living in an apartment with a “metrosexual not so flamboyantly” gay guy, so this is a half-gay movie.
I think this could pass as a gay movie. The grand thing about Cowboys and Angels is that it doesn't need nudity or men kissing passionately to gain favorable praises from the queer communtiy. For decades, the celluloid has been telling coming-of-age tales. This is your typical innocent-of-the-city guy story but lots of Irish charm. There is a crime drama. There is a gay friendship dramedy. There's a lot of story here layered in Shane's life. It's just poignant. 
Don't expect something “brokeback” between Shane & Vincent. Their special relationship here is the highlight of the movie.
Later in the movie when Vincent introduces Shane to his parents and the “word” he used for Shane as “his” is simply heartbreaking. That scene is very lachrymose for me. The story is surprisingly moving. 
The film is perfectly paced. It's not boring actually.
Irish director David Gleeson has a very serene direction. He makes sure that everything we see is affectionate. During Shane's makeover courtesy of Vincent, it is so “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”. Every scene where the bubbly Vincent is present, expect something mirthful. The film has some august shots to offer too. Limerick is kinda picturesque and Gleeson depicts something vibrating about the city. 
Though the movie has some drug issues, don't worry coz everything is perfectly settled in the end. Drug is really the devil. That's why I love this film. It is also promoting an anti-drug campaign. By the way, I really love their thick Irish accent. 
The performances are quite satisfying.
Michael Legge is perfectly cast as Shane. He owns this film. The story revolves around him and Legge's aplomb is conspicuous. Later in the movie, I thought I saw an emo Adam Lambert on the runway. He looks like my American Idol glam-rocker on that particular scene. When he's dowdy, he also looks like Mark Feehily of Westlife and when he's glamorous he is Michael Legge I guess. 
Allen Leech does his unquestioning optimum with a character formed from gay clichés. He does not ham his gay acting. In fact, I love that way he treats Vincent subtly. I'm just glad that he's channeling “Bruno”. 
Both actors are amazing and their chemistry is wow!!!! 
Cowboys and Angels sells effectively.
It is a silent charmer. Probably, the refreshing gay film I've ever seen in my entire life. It will make you cry for sure coz I really did bawl. But for all its moments of poignancy, "Cowboys & Angels" is really cheerful. It is a confident Irish masterpiece. You gotta see this one. It is surprisingly “a feel-good film”. 
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