RIP Michael Dwyer

faceman

Ireland's most famous film critic Michael Dwyer has died. RIP Mr. Dwyer.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0102/1224261527580.html

cashback

Always paid attention to his reviews, RIP

AARRRGH

****, I liked his reviews.

He died very young. RIP.

jaffa20

Loved reading his reviews in The ticket. RIP:(

Basq

RIP Michael.

Can't say I read his reviews regularly... but from a read of the piece above, he seemed to genuinely love what he did.

Very sad!

ashyle

Awh this is terrible. Had a lot of respect for his writing.

Creature

No way. What happened to him? Didn't always agree with him but liked reading his reviews. RIP.

uncleoswald

Creature wrote: »

No way. What happened to him? Didn't always agree with him but liked reading his reviews. RIP.

I believe he'd been ill for awhile. In the last Ticket he said he was looking forward to coming back to work.

Very sad to hear. RIP.

Tomohawk

Sad news. RIP.

mike65

Sad news, not a fan I have to say but he did get the Dublin Film Festival up and running when such an undertaking seemed a bit unlikely, thats something that'll keep his memory alive.

sham69

Very sad news.
I used to love watching freeze frame when it was on, his reviews were never far off the mark.
RIP

ronano

Tis terrible

I remember seeing him out and about during the diff running and always enjoyed his reviews/enthusiasm for film itself.

rip

spurious

Sorry to hear that.
R.I.P.

Very sad to hear this

Have been reading him for about 15 years now

RIP

Diogenes

I met him a few times, volunteering at the Dublin Film Festival, he was always polite and friendly to everyone, and maintained an enormous infective enthusiasm for film and filmaking.

He had a minor cameo in the 2nd series of Bachelors Walk where he played a pretentious man in a gallery, he turned up on set and asked to Ad lib his own lines, he was lovely...

The Black Oil

A shame, seemed like a decent chap whenever he was on radio, etc. 58 is no age, really. RIP.

amdublin

An excellent film critic. He had a real passion about him.

RIP

Really was a decent bloke who loved cinema, had many a chat with him at the JDIFF and always enjoyed his company.

Orion

RIP indeed. Great film lover and critic. JDIFF will be his lasting legacy.

Beruthiel

What a shame. Way too young to die.

FJB

RIP Michael Dwyer. I remember his review for Vincent Gallo's The Brown Bunny as being the most deliciously scathing review I have ever read, ever. It was beautiful. His passion for movies will be so sadly missed by his readers.

Snake Plisken

sham69 wrote: »

Very sad news.
I used to love watching freeze frame when it was on, his reviews were never far off the mark.
RIP

Was that on in the eighties? I remember watching his glowing reviews for Aliens and Ferris Buellers Day off and listening to him made me want to go to see the movies, Sorry to see him go RIP

JP Liz

RIP