Audiences finally get the chance to see the film savaged by critics as a vanity project of the Riverdancer
The cinema lights dimmed, the music swelled and Michael Flatley appeared on screen, finally giving the public a chance to see Blackbird, the spy thriller he wrote, produced, financed, directed and starred in.
For years the film industry had speculated about it, and earlier this week film critics got to view – and savage – it, but on Friday it was the turn of audiences across Ireland and the UK to give their verdict.