At a loss for words...

Rating: 8/10 (2 September 2008)

Having a lot of Irish friends I personally see that this is still a sensitive issue for a lot of people. And it is just mind boggling how much many people don't know about things like this. People say this is a Irish Braveheart rip off which I find ridiculous, it's history, you can't rip off facts. And even if it wasn't true, this film just leaves you in awe of a nation's struggle to be free.
The script was real, the location was beautiful, the directing was marvelously done & well the acting, there aren't many words, the only actor in this that I know of is Cillian Murphy but I will get to him... Padraic Delaney who plays his brother in the movie did an amazing job, they didn't have much screen time together but the scenes they do share you never doubt the love & bond & later betrayal between brothers. Orla Fitzgerald who plays the love interest Sinead, her performance moved me, I don't know what else I can really say. Now for Cillian Murphy Who happens to be one of my favorite actors, well for me he just hits home. I think this guy is on the road to becoming one of the greats, we don't know much about him as a person, but all the great actors and actresses knew how to keep their private life private & just made movies because they loved it, & you can see that in everything he does, it is just a joy to watch... His performance in this movie was for me mind blowing & it touched me very much.
It's a true story that people should know more about. Beautifly told, and amazingly put on screen between the director, the set, & the actors. It was just a great, devastating movie.