Two old friends, Michael and Jackie, learn that someone in the village has won the big lottery prize, and set out to make sure that they're the best friends of whoever it is - so they have a better chance of sharing in the wealth. Well, it turns out that Ned Devine was the lucky winner, except that the news caused him to shuffle off the mortal coil - and there he sits, in front of his TV, ticket stub in hand. No longer needing to kiss up for a portion of the prize, Jackie and Michael plot to replace Ned and claim the money for themselves. What follows is a lovely tale of greed, mistaken identity, friendship, community, and, of course, fraud. You really care for the people of this little village, and hope they manage to pull off their highly illegal scheme.
Extras are virtually non-existent.
There aren't even any liner notes except for the blurb on the package back. But as a movie, Waking Ned Devine is first rate. Here's a concept that proves turnabout is fair play. In fact, the movie is directed by the games' creator, Chris Roberts, which shows he's not against branching out. Fans of the game will undoubtedly already be up to speed with many of the characters and situations, but newcomers won't find it difficult to catch up.