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** Also "the witch" Lizzy Quinn, whose EstablishingCharacterMoment is her yelling at Dennis for taking advantage of a poor old disabled woman... because he won't give her the toaster he repaired without her paying for it first, implying that her not paying for things is quite common. She doesn't get any better [[spoiler: especially once she tries to extort all of her fellow townsfolk]]
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** Also "the witch" Lizzy Quinn, whose EstablishingCharacterMoment is her yelling at Dennis for taking advantage of a poor old disabled woman... because he won't give her the toaster he repaired without her paying for it first, implying that her not paying for things is quite common. She doesn't get any better [[spoiler: especially once she tries to extort all of her fellow townsfolk]]townsfolk]].
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* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: It starts out as Ned's funeral, but it ends with a eulogy of Michael when the lotto man makes an unexpected visit. Jackie even references the trope in the aforesaid surprisingly moving eulogy
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* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: It starts out as Ned's funeral, but it ends with a eulogy of Michael when the lotto man makes an unexpected visit. Jackie even references the trope in the aforesaid surprisingly moving eulogyeulogy.
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* PowerTrio: Jackie, Michael, and Annie, working together to find and ingratiate themselves with the lotto winner, and then organizing the scheme to claim the winnings.
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* TwoGuysAndAGirl: Jackie, Michael, and Annie, working together to find and ingratiate themselves with the lotto winner, and then organizing the scheme to claim the winnings.
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* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]]: The payphone on the road out of town and the imminent return of the original minister are both important elements of the resolution. Additionally, the lotto man's hay fever has a small role to play late in the movie.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Jackie starts the story as a rather scheming, greedy man who takes his wife for granted. Once he realizes Ned has died, he starts taking things a bit more seriously, reminded of what a good person Ned was, but it doesn't ''really'' click until he learns how high the stakes have gotten and [[WhatTheHellHero Annie gives him a chewing-out]], and he realizes that the whole village will need to be part of the scheme. See PetTheDog for a truly unselfish gesture Jackie makes at the end of the movie.
* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]]: The payphone on the road out of town and the imminent return ofthe original minister Father Mulligan are both important elements of the resolution. Additionally, the lotto man's hay fever has a small role to play late in the movie.
* [[ChekhovsGun Chekhov's Gun]]: The payphone on the road out of town and the imminent return of
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* DecemberDecemberRomance: "Kitty" has a bit of a sweet spot for Michael O'Sullivan and insists on a date with him as a condition for signing onto the scheme.
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* DecemberDecemberRomance: "Kitty" Kitty has a bit of a sweet spot for Michael O'Sullivan and insists on a date with him as a condition for signing onto the scheme.scheme. Michael doesn't seem especially interested, however.
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* DisappearedDad: Only Maggie knows who Maurice's father is; as a result, Maurice has never had a proper father figure, though Finn wants the responsibility.[[spoiler:Maurice's father is revealed as the titular Ned Devine]]
* DreamSequence: Jackie has a dream in which Ned Devine visits him and gives him his blessing, which soon inspires Jackie to share the winnings with the whole village.
* DreamSequence: Jackie has a dream in which Ned Devine visits him and gives him his blessing, which soon inspires Jackie to share the winnings with the whole village.
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* DisappearedDad: Only Maggie knows who Maurice's father is; as a result, Maurice has never had a proper father figure, though Finn wants the responsibility. [[spoiler:Maurice's father is ultimately revealed as the titular to be none other than Ned Devine]]
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* DreamSequence: Jackie has a dream in which Ned Devine visits him and gives him his blessing, offering him a piece of chicken, which soon inspires Jackie to share the winnings with the whole village.
* DreamSequence: Jackie has a dream in which Ned Devine visits him and gives him his blessing, offering him a piece of chicken, which soon inspires Jackie to share the winnings with the whole village.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jackie and Michael are very close, even for inhabitants of a small village like Tullymore. It's played for laughs as well, as they often go swimming together and even share a bed when Jackie has a fight with Annie over the lotto money.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Jackie and Michael are very close, even for inhabitants of a small village like Tullymore. It's played for laughs as well, as they often go swimming together and even share a bed when Jackie has a fight with Annie over the lotto money. Michael is mentioned to be a widower.
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** Also "the witch" Lizzy Quinn, whose EstablishingCharacterMoment is her yelling at Dennis for taking advantage of a poor old disabled woman...because he won't give her the toaster he repaired without her paying for it first, implying that her not paying for things is quite common. She doesn't get any better [[spoiler: especially once she tries to extort all of her fellow townsfolk]]
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** Also "the witch" Lizzy Quinn, whose EstablishingCharacterMoment is her yelling at Dennis for taking advantage of a poor old disabled woman... because he won't give her the toaster he repaired without her paying for it first, implying that her not paying for things is quite common. She doesn't get any better [[spoiler: especially once she tries to extort all of her fellow townsfolk]]
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* {{Leitmotif}}: "Lux Aeterna", the Catholic communion hymn for the Requiem Mass, appears in strains throughout the movie and is sung during Ned's funeral.
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** The opening scene is a minor one for Jackie, who tricks Annie into thinking they've won the lottery just to get her to bring him his apple tart, rather than getting it himself. This establishes Jackie as clever but kind of selfish and disrespectful. His changing attitude is a major arc of the movie.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Lux Aeterna", the Catholic communion hymn for the Requiem Mass, appears in strains throughout the movie and is sung during Ned's funeral. The folk song "The Parting Glass" is used as a motif as well.
* {{Leitmotif}}: "Lux Aeterna", the Catholic communion hymn for the Requiem Mass, appears in strains throughout the movie and is sung during Ned's funeral. The folk song "The Parting Glass" is used as a motif as well.
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* MassOhCrap: When the lotto man enters the church during the church just as Jackie is about to give Ned's eulogy and sneezes, the assembled village breaks into worried whispers.
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* MassOhCrap: When the lotto man enters the church during the church just as Jackie is about to give Ned's eulogy and sneezes, the assembled village breaks into worried whispers. Jackie is able to defuse the situation with very quick thinking.
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* ThePigPen: "[[MeaningfulName Pig]]" Finn's poor personal hygiene is the result of him being a pig farmer and is the main reason Maggie keeps rejecting him. Jackie tries to help him remedy this by giving him fruit-scented soaps.
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** Also a bit of a PetTheDog moment for Jackie, who [[spoiler: encourages Maggie to take the entire sum, who has come a long way since the beginning.]]
* ThePigPen: "[[MeaningfulName Pig]]" Finn's poor personal hygiene is the result of him being a pig farmer and is the main reason Maggie keeps rejecting him. Jackie tries to help him remedy this by giving himfruit-scented soaps."expensive fruity soaps".
* ThePigPen: "[[MeaningfulName Pig]]" Finn's poor personal hygiene is the result of him being a pig farmer and is the main reason Maggie keeps rejecting him. Jackie tries to help him remedy this by giving him
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** Also "the witch" Lizzy Quinn, whose EstablishingCharacterMoment is her yelling at Dennis for taking advantage of a poor old disabled woman...because he won't give her the toaster he repaired without her paying for it first, implying that her not paying for things is quite common. She doesn't get any better [[spoiler: especially once she tries to extort all of her fellow townsfolk]]
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* DisappearedDad: Only Maggie knows who Maurice's father is; as a result, Maurice has never had a proper father figure, though Finn wants the responsibility.
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* DisappearedDad: Only Maggie knows who Maurice's father is; as a result, Maurice has never had a proper father figure, though Finn wants the responsibility.[[spoiler:Maurice's father is revealed as the titular Ned Devine]]
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* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: It starts out as Ned's funeral, but it ends with a eulogy of Michael when the lotto man makes an unexpected visit.
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* AttendingYourOwnFuneral: It starts out as Ned's funeral, but it ends with a eulogy of Michael when the lotto man makes an unexpected visit. Jackie even references the trope in the aforesaid surprisingly moving eulogy
