The Halo Effect is a 2004 Irish dramedy film, written and directed by Lance Daly. It stars Stephen Rea, Kerry Condon, Simon Delaney, and Grattan Smith. It premiered at the Dublin International Film Festival in 2004, before being released throughout Ireland later that year.
Synopsis Fatso is the kind-hearted owner of a rather bad take-away place in Dublin. His employees are a bunch of incompetent people, whom he keeps on mostly to help them survive. Also, he has a serious gambling problem resulting in mounting debts, and loan sharks are starting to make his life miserable.
Cast
Reception Linda McGee of RTÉ lauded Stephen Rea's performance as being "as ever, convincing and authentic" as Fatso. Oakleigh Irish of Letterboxd praised Kerry Condon's "angelic presence" as Jean.
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