Eric Love, 19, is locked up in prison. On first day he assaults another inmate and several guards. He's offered group therapy and his dad, an inmate as well, tries to talk sense into him. Can he be rehabilitated?
Director:
David Mackenzie
Stars:
Jack O'Connell,
Ben Mendelsohn,
Rupert Friend
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Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-combatants.
Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler.
A former British Army officer, who was tortured as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II, discovers that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him.
Director:
Jonathan Teplitzky
Stars:
Colin Firth,
Nicole Kidman,
Stellan Skarsgård
A psychological study of operations desert shield and desert storm during the gulf war; through the eyes of a U.S marine sniper who struggles to cope with the possibility his girlfriend may be cheating on him back home.
Bob Saginowski finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighborhood's past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost.
A young British soldier is accidentally abandoned by his unit following a terrifying riot on the streets of Belfast in 1971. Unable to tell friend from foe, the raw recruit must survive the night alone and find his way to safety through a disorienting, alien and deadly landscape.
The film's composer, David Holmes, was born in Belfast, where most of the film takes place. See more »
Goofs
Various streets in the film show modern lamp posts with high-pressure sodium lighting. Both did not exist in 1971. The would have been either mercury lamps or older electric/ gas lamps. Until the mid 1970s, most laps would have been housed on older trolley bus poles. See more »
Quotes
Captain Sandy Browning:
[as the lieutanant and corporal barge into his office]
Not now, Lieutenant, we're busy.
Lt. Armitage:
I wondered if we could help with...
Captain Sandy Browning:
[firmly]
We are busy, Lieutenant.
Lt. Armitage:
I do understand that, sir.
Corporal:
[abruptly]
Why aren't you out there lookin' for him?
Captain Sandy Browning:
What?
Corporal:
Why aren't you out there lookin' for him?
Captain Sandy Browning:
Who?
Corporal:
Hook. Private Hook. You probably know where they're taking...
Captain Sandy Browning:
[shouts suddenly and gets up from the desk]
Don't you fuckin' dare! I'm your fucking senior officer! Stand up straight!
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WALKING THE STREETS IN THE RAIN
Written by G Prendergast, Joe Harrigan (as Jack Harrigan) and Teresa Conlon
Recorded by Butch Moore
(p) 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd, A BMG chrysalis Company.
Used with permission. All Rights reserved.
Used by kind permission of Carlin Music Corp See more »
This movie manages to be thrilling throughout as the character tries to survive the Troubles. However, the last 20 minutes or so unnecessarily overcomplicates the plot with contrived twists. Also, a more minor flaw, but the characters could've been developed a bit more.
I appreciate the realism in many of the parts of the movie, such as the inept bomb handler. Handling bombs isn't always easy.
+ Thrilling
+ Realism to it
Flawed plot in last 20 minutes
Characters could be a little better
I can't give it the best rating, so I'll give it a 7.
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This movie manages to be thrilling throughout as the character tries to survive the Troubles. However, the last 20 minutes or so unnecessarily overcomplicates the plot with contrived twists. Also, a more minor flaw, but the characters could've been developed a bit more.
I appreciate the realism in many of the parts of the movie, such as the inept bomb handler. Handling bombs isn't always easy.
+ Thrilling
+ Realism to it
I can't give it the best rating, so I'll give it a 7.