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Michael Collins (1996) 7.0
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7.0/10 from 17,251 users
Metascore: 60/100
Reviews: 83 user | 42 critic | 20 from Metacritic.com Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic. Director:Neil JordanWriter:Neil Jordan |
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Joe O'Reilly
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Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of Michael Collins, the 'Lion of Ireland', who led the IRA against British rule and founded the Irish Free State (Eire) in 1921. Written by Dawn M. Barclift
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An epic tale of passion and destiny. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
11 October 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
El precio de la libertad See more »Box Office
Budget:
$28,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
ITL 1,721,921,000 (Italy) (29 November 1996)Gross:
$11,030,963 (USA) (28 February 1997)Company Credits
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Joe O'Reilly: [dictating a letter] You've got to think of him the way he was... He was what the times demanded. And life without him seems impossible. But he's dead. And life is possible. He made it possible.
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Written by Dermot Macmurrough and Josephine V. Rowe
Performed by Frank Patterson
Accompanied by The Cafe Orchestra (Courtesy of The Grapevine Label (Island) Ltd.)
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When the film was in production, the IRA exploded a bomb in London's Canary Wharf, thereby ending a ceasefire in the Northern Ireland conflict. See more »Goofs
Harry Boland was in America when Michael returned to Ireland with the treaty, not in Dublin as shown in the movie. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Joe O'Reilly: [dictating a letter] You've got to think of him the way he was... He was what the times demanded. And life without him seems impossible. But he's dead. And life is possible. He made it possible.
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Crazy Credits
Opening scroll: At the turn of the century Britian was the foremost world power and the British Empire stretched over two-thirds of the globe. Despite the extent of its power its most troublesome colony had always been the one closest to it, Ireland For seven hundred years Britain's rule over Ireland had been resisted by attempts at rebellion and revolution, all of which ended in failure. Then, in 1916, a rebellion began, to be followed by a guerilla war which would change the nature of that rule forever. The mastermind behind that war was Michael Collins. His life and death defined the period, in its triumph, terror and tragedy. This is his story. See more »Soundtracks
"Macushla"Written by Dermot Macmurrough and Josephine V. Rowe
Performed by Frank Patterson
Accompanied by The Cafe Orchestra (Courtesy of The Grapevine Label (Island) Ltd.)
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Neil Jordan's historical biopic about Michael Collins, the man who fought for a free Ireland in the early 20th Century, has its heart in the right place, but it just doesn't work. I'm not sure why it doesn't work exactly, because it's got a good central performance from Liam Neeson, an intelligent screenplay and handsome production design. Despite all of those qualities, however, it just sits on the screen like a lead paperweight.
One thing that definitely IS wrong with the film is Julia Roberts, horribly miscast and giving a lame performance. Roberts is far too contemporary an actress ever to be convincing in a period piece, and she's not a good enough actress to fake it.
Grade: C