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Plot:
Based on a true story, this rousing and tough-minded film details British overzealousness in prosecuting an IRA bombing in the 1970s. Grabbing up a pair of small-time thieves (Daniel Day-Lewis and Joh...( read more 
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MCT:April 29, 2008
Astonishing direction and screenplay. A horrifying true story of injustice and unfair treatment from the government, it was labeled as anti-british. the performance by Daniel Day-Lewis as the wrongly imprisoned northern Irish is outstanding.
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MCT:April 19, 2008Daniel Day-Lewis' best performance is actually in this Irish film about Irish people in trouble. He is entirely convincing, and at the same time, his costars are given time to perform. Its possible that Pete Posthlewaite out acts Day-Lewis, and Emma Thompson is great in a proportionally smaller role.
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MCT:April 17, 2008
Great performances in a very good film. Hard to imagine the fighing was still going on in my lifetime as it seems like another world. Sad part about the film was it was true. Its a shocking look at what results from dictatorial policing and the public's thirst for a scapegoat.
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MCT:April 13, 2008
Powerful true story which deals with issues on terrorism and their human rights and how they are processed by the police.
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MCT:April 13, 2008
My first born will be named Daniel Day Sigur...boy or girl. This film is also the reason I smile every time I see Pete Postlethwaite. I love you, da!
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