ILoveCourtneyHate
5Sep11
I do not at all get the accusations of over-simplicity! there's poetry in every frame :') the subtle movement, the delicate framing, and the way it allows every action and gesture space. Perfect storytelling.
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Rosa Friedman
13May12
A painful and difficult film about the Irish Revolution and the horrors of war and empire.
Alberto Botton
20Nov11
Il dramma di una nazione, quella irlandese in lotta contro il dominio inglese e lo "scontro" tra idealismo e ambizione politica visti con gli occhi del regista "labour" più famoso del mondo.
Rashed
1Jun11
A devastating, multi-faceted piece documenting the birth of the IRA. The performances are brilliant; Cillian Murphy has never been better indeed. Gritty, violent, shocking but never without heart - this is one of the most compelling movies I have watched about British imperialism and the divisiveness that their policies caused during the earlier half of the 20th century, especially their own backyard.
IndyLIVE
22Feb11
This was my first Ken Loach film. Even being unfamiliar with his work this film speaks very clearly. While I can see why people would complain about the visual style being too simplistic, I see it as just being the way Loach chose to present his story; straightforward, allowing it to speak for itself. His humanism is what shines through. I feel that those who count his style against him aren't looking deep enough.
Brian O'blivion
16Feb11
In the end it's an uncinematic epic. It's like watching a well-made tv drama.
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ILoveCourtneyHate
5Sep11
I disagree, having seen many of those (British) BBC and ITV dramas, this is infinitely more poetic and brilliant, so much so it is beyond compare to them. I thought it was very cinematic, softly so, but it is a noticeable quality nonetheless. Sorry :') don't mean to sound high-and-mighty, it's just...I don't know, it's insulting to such a wonderful film :p sorry
Erik Villasenor
23Jan11
really powerful stuff, but lacking in visuals and some of the plot points are predictable. Over all a fascinating film.
keldon
5Aug10
My only real complaint was Loach using music, I would have preferred no music at all for this film. This film has all the suffering and brutality of Hunger (which I also loved) while effectively displaying the issue at hand in all of its complexity. Honest film making. And the ending, wow, talk about the perfect way to end the film. Bitter but so damn powerful.
Carlos Rouen Menard
26Jul10
Me conmovió el filme, como amante de la historia conocía los entretelones del conflicto irlandés pero ver eso en cine impactó. Muy buenas labores actorales y de libro.
All Is Grace
24Mar10
Watch it for the last part of the movie, the other parts are just plain boring. Not a perfect film. 3.5 stars.
Addiena of Mubi land
12Feb10
the irony of war. This movie made its point, with an average attempt on doing it.
definedivine
22Dec09
The movie, apart from the last twenty minutes, is just too jumpy. It doesn’t go into depth of the story. At the beginning we actually don’t have any idea what is actually happening. The scenes are just to messy, and not explained enough. After the separation of the ideology of the Irish people, the movie is far better than it's first half or three quarters, but still, doesn’t pull you in, as much I expect it would or could or should.
Vincente Oristivar
10Sep09
Loach doing what he does best ... i`ve got his autograoh too !!!! i`ve met him too !!!!! touched by the hand off god ..
Pierluigi Puccini
5Mar09
The struggle of Irish people to obtain their freedom is not a new subject in the vast film universe, and Ken Loach approaches it in an honest and correct way. The story shows all the suffering, sweat, blood and tears without any ornament. the ending is moving, and profoundly bitter.