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"The Wind that Shakes the Barley." A

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whisper of a film.
Cillian Murphy, I think we can all agree, doesn't make much of a leading, heroic figure. Neither did the actor portraying Tommy. And so the effort is doomed.
The love story with Sinead? I've seen two puppies exhibit more passion.
The cinematographer couldn't figure out what a close-up was, either, framing almost all "action" from afar and achieving the not easily done result of making the Irish countryside banal.
Mind you, I'm 1/4 Irish and I'm still upset at the English presence in N. Ireland...

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RE: Michael Collins or Ryans Daughter are better films - grinagog 02:57:24 09/22/07 (0)
the Irish coast and countryside esp. good in Ryans Daughter; tho' the acting is a bit dated

Liam Neeson ( Michael Collins ) is from County Antrim

Grins
Sounds like you wanted "The Quiet Man Joins the IRA" ? - DWPC 15:27:34 09/21/07 (0)
Not enough heroics or romance or picturesque Irish countryside? I think Loach told the story of the common people in the post-WWI Irish Rebellion, and subsequent civil war, with a clarity and intimacy that no other film has come near, especially surprising from an English director.
Loach thankfully avoided the typical Harp & Shamrock sentimentality. It was a frank portrayal of the Black & Tans much as recounted by my Dad from when he was a teen in Sligo during the "Troubles". I also saw genuiness in the settings Loach used; I've been there many times and Ireland isn't all Rick Steves material. Certainly not the Ireland of 1920. "Barley" was a low budget film and has some rough technical gaffes, but I think it hit its mark.

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. --- W. B. Yeats

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I was also disappointed with this movie, don't know why (nt) - townsend 04:41:40 09/20/07 (0)
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