I expected a silly Archie Bunker interracial comedy, but to my surprise it was actually a highly engrossing and emotionally charged women's flick.
The arrival of the black woman character Cassandra who unexpectedly lands among the women in this dysfunctional Irish household, actually serves as the catalyst for change in the life of Brenda, wife of the Archie Bunker character.
When Cassandra arrives, at first Brenda echoes her husband Michael's bigotry, but before too long, Brenda realizes that the black woman is the woman she had always aspired to be, and so there is this powerful dynamic in the interrelationship between the white women of the family, and the black woman as Brenda starts to reevaluate her choices in life, and the film climaxes with her making a profound choice that I found totally credible.
Irish Whiskey turned out to be a very well acted, powerful, refreshing independent film with a terrific cast of unknowns, a intelligent movie that makes you think, and has a powerful appeal to young and adult women. I highly recommend it!
