The Shadow of Violence

A plot that does not have much development and a slow pace that gives little reason to care. Apt title though, because this feels like the shadow of a good movie.

Hon Dympna yup rochestown… Co. Cork🇮🇪

Movie is gripping .. and we got an another Tom Hardy .. like his performance as Bronson, Eric Banna in Chopper , Jason Patrick on Narc…. Perfect role and casting that took elevated the film.

It was absolute rubbish. Possibly the worst film I have seen in the past 20 years

3 5 stars; The Irish can make a film so raw, that it is still painful hours after watching it. This movie is a prime example. The acting was real, too real, such that it made the violence horrific. Yet at the same time, the protagonist evoked feelings of empathy in this sea of violence. Cosmo Jarvis does an excellent job as a former boxer who works as an enforcer for a family of drug dealers in rural Ireland, so as to care for his autistic son. All the moral conflicts in his life cause him to come undone.

This is very much a bleak, gritty watch, with lots of swearing, aggression, bloody violence and the like. I thought it was interesting seeing how the young children reacted being around the aggressive people, their parents (primarily the father). It's a dark and sad watch at times but it does have some quite gripping scenes - confrontations and a fast paced car chase scene coming to mind. Its a film about family and loyalty set in Ireland. The performances are pretty good and yes, I'd recommend this film, if your interested.

A bit of a slow burner, not much happens to be honest but a stonker of a performance by Cosmo.

Two-dimensional, derivative, clichéd. Some good acting, some mediocre acting. It’s not awful, but it didn’t really offer anything that hasn’t been done better before, and tries too hard to be edgy.

Great movie. Awesome acting by Cosmo and Barry.

ABSOLUTELY AWFUL!!! DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!!!