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Theatrical Release Date:
08/21/2009
Run Time:
90min.
Starring:
Director(s):
Distributor(s):
IFC
MPAA Rating:
R for language and some violence.
Genre(s):
Drama
Plot: Oliver Hirschbiegel, director of Das Experiment and The Invasion, takes the helm for this film about a killer who dares not seek forgiveness, and another who feels incapable of granting it. The political divide in Ireland runs as far as it does deep. Read More
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This movie uniquely captured the simplistic, yet tragic, familiarities of gang violence not only in Northern Ireland, but how humans all over the world are simply stupid animals, and that we harbour h... atred - hatred that is perpetuated by daily practices and manifested deeper and deeper over time. In this movie, the hatred is perpetuated by the mother instilling the persistant question of "why" didn't the child who witnessed the murder of his brother, why didn't he do anything? This bothered him throughout life, enough to get his "five minuted of heaven" live on air, in a televised broadcast for all eyes to see the perpetual violence that continues to plague humans everywhere in similar ethnic and religious situations all over the planet. Humans are essentially stupid animals, and there are no prospects for hope within our species. Warfare and fear will always reign. Full Review
4*..."5MINUTES" had potential but just a few lines in the script could have made it great but instead the script ends up with a script that made it a B movie for sappy and cliche reasons. ... The writer's manual says watch those cliches closer than verb conjugations. Characters can speak "bad English' but for godsake don't have the characters going sappy in a movie that cost nearly $40 on a date. Hypothetical, not a spoiler: It' s like a father refusing to pull the trigger on a home invader because he doesn't want to kill someone in front of his kids ...who, by the way, is about to kill his kids. It's like one of those decisio-making kind of things ...in life! And, I tell you...it was a great decision to make in the movie. I don't like the context on how that decision was presented. It was way HBO Lifetime style. LIAM never disappoint, not really. He can just walk down the street with those long legs and the audience will pay attention. We did think we were in Bellfast, Ireland. That part was real enough. But there was something vital missing in the script and so it gets one mark down. --Margaret Opine Full Review
A highly intelligent - superbly acted - and beautifully crafted dialog addressing the psychological burdens of guilt; whether active or passive. This is a truly profound film, much in the tradition o... f Grand Illusion. Full Review
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