A good movie

To be honest, I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since I have a weak spot for Ken Loach, I thought I should give it a try. Indeed, back in the 90's, I was a huge fan of Ken Loach. Nowadays, I don't follow him that much but when I get the chance, I still watch his movies even though he doesn’t seem to be a really popular director here on Listal. This flick is actually pretty obscure, one of his most obscure features, but it was still pretty good nonetheless. One interesting aspect was to see Frances McDormand in a British feature which was rather unexpected. As usual, with Ken Loach, it was a rather gritty and realistic political thriller, the whole thing was quite spellbinding to watch and you learn many interesting things about the conflict in Northern Ireland. Still, I have to admit it, it is one of his more far-fetched stories and it didn’t work as well as his other socio-political features, at least, that’s my opinion. To conclude, even though it was not really amazing, it was still a solid thriller and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you are interested in Ken Loach’s work.

7/10