My Left Foot
Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Alison Whelan
Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar for his portrayal of Irish writer Christy Brown, who was born with cerebral palsy. Misdiagnosed as mentally disabled for the first 10 years of his life, Brown learned to ...( read more
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DVD Released: August 16, 2005
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October 31, 2008A phonominal true story brought to life by the fantastic performances of Daniel Day Lewis and Brenda Fricker.
This Jim Sherridan film really grasps the poverty of the era which really gives you a sense of a working class family during this time. Also captured well was the Mot... ...( read more ) -
June 28, 2008Besides Lewis's oscar-winning performance nothing great about this film.
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May 6, 2008Day-Lewis was amazing in this. Need to see it again to give it a fair rating.
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April 20, 2008A must see and then a must see again!! Daniel Day-Lewis's best, and better than any other acting ever.
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April 13, 2008Although the filmmaking itself is nothing spectacular, Christy Brown's story is well developed, and every event portrayed is key in his character development. Daniel Day Lewis's uncanny performance is more than enough reason to watch it. It's hard to notice anything else when he'... ...( read more )
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June 11, 2009Daniel Day-Lewis amazes me. Every performance from him seems like he is giving his whole life into that role. This is no different. you might think that a movie like this would sensationalize Cristy's disability but it actually does the exact opposite. It is a glorious celebratio... ...( read more )
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January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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September 23, 2007A worth see! Touching portrait of rural UK life with a son with cerebral palsy. Folksy (wonderful!) wonderfully homespun dialogue........a superb performance! This movie got great reviews & I think won a Sundance festival award?? I liked it but I am into that kind of low key viewpoint...The story is sad but also about overcoming & the lead character did just that! It gave me a sense of pride!
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