Of all the dreaded addictions the human race has ever introduced to itself, the act of betting could perhaps be one of the most popular and obsessive. Let’s face it, it’s still legal (in most states), and it doesn’t endanger your life like smoking and drinking allegedly do. On a slightly-similar-but-entirely-unrelated note, Cinema Libre Studios have released two catalogue titles to Blu-ray recently — both of which involve men who have their own unique betting experiences to relate to us all.
The first title, Waiting For Dublin (2007), tells of a World War II pilot named Lt. Mike Clarke (Andrew Keegan). On the eve of his deployment to Europe to fight the Germans, Mike manages to make a very silly and drunken bet with a Chicago local. The wage is a simple one for a man going to war: Lt. Clarke and his English co-pilot Twickers (Hugh O’Conor) must shoot down five enemy fighters before the end of the war. Unfortunately, what Mike doesn’t realize is that the man he made the bet with is the nephew of the one and only Al Capone himself!
As the end of WW2 nears, Mike and Twickers find themselves stranded in Ireland (which is a neutral territory — something your history teachers never told us) after their aeroplane runs dangerously low on fuel. The lads back at HQ tell them to just sit back and wait for the war to end (seeing how it’s almost over and all), but, unfortunately, they’re one downed plane shy of their quota. Our heroes aren’t the only enlisted men that have been left high and dry in the remote Irish countryside: an isolated, AWOL German pilot (Jenne Decleir) is also in the area.
Hounded by the thought of what will inevitably occur to him should he not fulfill his end of the dangerous bargain, Mike starts trying to figure out a way to “down” the German’s aircraft. But, between the fact that Twickers can’t fly (due to a minor injury), Mike is forced to enlist the help of the yokel locals. Matters grow increasingly worse once Mike starts to fall for a beautiful young Irish lass (Jade Yourell) and an officer from the SS (Guido De Craine) is sent in to assassinate the absconded German pilot.
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