A reenactment

Rating: 6/10 (24 April 2003)

"Bloody Sunday" tells of a peaceful 1972 protest march in Northern Ireland which clashed with British military forces resulting in 13 dead and as many wounded. The film is an excellent and very busy reenactment with all the jiggle-cam, awkward angles, and other treatments designed to give it the feel of a documentary. However, it offers little story arc, character development, side plots, conventional entertainment value, etc. In the grand scheme of docudramas, "Bloody Sunday" pales before a panoply of historical accounts of military/civillian conflicts. Recommended only for those with particular interest in Derry, Ireland circa 1/30/1972. (C+)