What people have said about Peter in I Went Down and Git

• "McDonald, a Dublin stage actor, makes his movie debut a memorable one; his Git is an inherently decent man struggling mightily just to stay ahead of the game."-Dan Webster(The Spokesman-Review)

• "The performance of Peter McDonald (November Afternoon, Have You Ever Heard Of Jimi Hendrix) as Git Haynes fills you with a sense of empathy."-Jayne Margetts

• "It probably sounds silly, but because Peter came to us very early on, I just thought it would have been premature of us if we didn't audition some other young actors for the part. But it didn't take us long to realise that Peter was the one. And it's pretty obvious watching the film that we made the right decision."-Paddy Breathnach

• "Peter McDonald is just as foxy and talented as Ewan MacGregor."-Girls on FILM

• "McDonald is a minimalist, secure in the knowledge that he can communicate Git's feelings with a glance or a half-smile."-John Hrtl(Irish Stew)

• "If you're making a movie about characters, it helps to have good actors, and I Went Down does."-Coleman (Reviews and Reflections)

• "The characters are drawn and played exceptionally well. Unlike ninety nine percent of American movies, you can believe these people are what they're paid to seem. (Harrison Ford as a terrorist fighting US President? Get real.)"-Terry Frost(Festivale)

• "McDonald, too, is good - this is his first movie role. He has a quietly petulant little-boy demeanor that is counterpoint to Gleeson's more boisterous Bunny. They make a nice team."-Steven Rosen (Denver Post Movie Critic)

• "Both Brendan Gleeson and Peter McDonald are fresh faces on this side of the ocean. Each acquits himself well by fashioning a character with a streak of toughness and an even wider streak of vulnerability. Gleeson and McDonald play well off one another, developing the kind of "buddy" relationship that forms the backbone of countless cops-and-robbers motion pictures."-James Berardinelli

• "McDonald is particularly effective as the sad-faced Git, who can't seem to get away from people who are far less smart and capable than he is."-David Walsh (World Socialist Web Site)

• "McDonald is superb, capturing an adroit blend of vulnerability as well as a ruthlessness and a hardness hidden beneath his affable surface, and he is more than a match for Gleeson's energetic performance. The easy-going and natural rapport that develops between these two characters is one of the pleasures of this enjoyable movie."-Greg King

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