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Dominican Rep. Fifty Dead Men Walking
3,276
Thriller. Action
Belfast, 1987. Whippersnapper Martin McGartland (Jim Sturgess) is recruited by English copper ‘Fergus’ (Ben Kingsley) to infiltrate the IRA and act as a ‘tout’, or informer. As McGartland moves up the chain of command, the stakes get higher — and his exit strategy becomes harder to plan.
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Canada |
The Globe and Mail | It's a pretty fine film, thanks largely to the performances (and look) of its crackerjack cast" | POS |
United States |
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"Sharp, well-acted film" | POS |
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United States |
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"What makes 'Fifty Dead Men' work is the story’s sheer moral complexity, which dares viewers to sympathize with anyone onscreen for more than a few minutes at a time" | POS |
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United States |
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"A muddled, talky affair, part soap opera, part undercover police procedural." | NEG |
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United States |
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"A classic about the Irish 'troubles.' Despite the unavoidably convoluted facts of the real-life story, pic boasts plausibly written, solidly acted characters" | POS |
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United States |
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"Sturgess is solid and Kingsley predictably sneaky, but the atmosphere is what's genuinely gripping" | POS |
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