Michael Collins
9,572
Drama
Starting with Ireland's bloody Easter Rebellion of 1916 and ending with his untimely death, this epic film tells the charged story of Michael "Mickey" Collins. An IRA founder whose innovative guerrilla tactics succeeded in bringing freedom from British rule, Collins remains a controversial but much respected political figure, who is skillfully embodied in the film by Liam Neeson. Aidan Quinn plays his longtime friend Harry, and Julia ... [+]
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United States | SFGATE | "Handsome, but curiously cold, considering the emotional heat of Anglo-Irish matters. Fortunately, Liam Neeson commands almost every frame" | NEU |
United Kingdom | Time Out | "This is Jordan's most ambitious and satisfying movie -- a thriller with a real sense of scale, pace, menace and moral import" | POS |
United States | rogerebert.com | "For audiences elsewhere in the world, the facts in 'Michael Collins' will be less interesting than the characters and the myths, and on that basis Neil Jordan's movie functions well (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)" | POS |
United States | ReelViews | Jordan not only does an exceptional job recreating the Ireland of the 1920s, but presents us with an entirely human protagonist who's flawed yet sympathetic | POS |
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