Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Forest Whitaker | ... | Jody | |
Miranda Richardson | ... | Jude | |
Stephen Rea | ... | Fergus | |
Adrian Dunbar | ... | Maguire | |
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Breffni McKenna | ... | Tinker (as Breffini McKenna) |
Joe Savino | ... | Eddie | |
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Birdy Sweeney | ... | Tommy (as Birdie Sweeney) |
Jaye Davidson | ... | Dil | |
Andrée Bernard | ... | Jane (as Andree Bernard) | |
Jim Broadbent | ... | Col | |
Ralph Brown | ... | Dave | |
Tony Slattery | ... | Deveroux | |
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Jack Carr | ... | Franknum |
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Josephine White | ... | Bar Performer 1 |
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Shar Campbell | ... | Bar Performer 2 |
An unlikely kind of friendship develops between Fergus (Stephen Rea), an Irish Republican Army volunteer, and Jody (Forest Whitaker), a kidnapped British soldier lured into an IRA trap by Jude (Miranda Richardson), another IRA member. When the hostage-taking ends up going horribly wrong, Fergus escapes and heads to London, where he seeks out Jody's lover, a hairdresser named Dil (Jaye Davidson). Fergus adopts the name "Jimmy" and gets a job as a day laborer. He also starts seeing Dil, who knows nothing about Fergus' IRA background. But there is something about Dil that Fergus doesn't know, either. Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net>
A great movie even if there wasn't that surprise twist. That may even have ruined the movie for some. For those sensitive viewers, just ask a friend to fast forward certain graphic scenes for you, and then you can still enjoy the movie. It's a most touching story of love, loyalty and respect transcending all barriers of race, religion and sexual orientation.
The remarkable message here is that all human beings, whoever they are, wherever they come from or whatever their lifestyles, are all equally human. They love, hate, laugh, cry, feel and hurt just like everybody else. So folks, people of the world, love thy neighbors, man! Their hair may be green, their skins may be purple, but their hearts are no different from everybody else's.
One of the best movies in a long time. A must see for all except the weak-stomached. All things considered, an absolute 10/10.