Movie #1049 "Bloody Sunday" In my continuing viewing of Irish films, I have watched "Bloody Sunday," and for the most part, I did not care for it much. As I watched it and started listing what I didn't like (hand held camera, not much information, lots of mumbling, point of view is always from the back of the line so there's mostly chaos and confusion), I said to myself that the style seemed a lot like the flight film from September 11 --- and when I looked it up, sure enough, the same director. I didn't get much out of that one, as well, because it was filmed much the same. And for such an important story in both situations, I as a viewer was let down by the tediousness mixed with spurts of chaos in which the stories unfolded. The high point is very hard to watch, and it is an important story to be told, but I would never watch it again, nor would I recommend it.
Bloody Sunday2002R110 mins I would give this 3 stars out of 5
On Sunday, Jan. 30, 1972, in a Catholic district of Northern Ireland, 13 unarmed civilian demonstrators were shot and killed by members of the British Parachute Regiment. Director Paul Greengrass's documentary-style drama depicts the massacre.
- Cast:
- James Nesbitt, Allan Gildea, Gerard Crossan, Mary Moulds, Carmel McCallion, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell, Christopher Villiers, James Hewitt, Declan Duddy, Kathy Keira Clarke, Gerard McSorley
- Genre:
- Political Dramas, 20th Century Period Pieces, Dramas Based on Real Life, Drama
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