Liam Critic Reviews

Downbeat, ultimately tragic, but there's a wondrous, sad beauty here.Read the full review

There is something about Stephen Frears' complex, heartbreaking, beautifully made Liam that seems to speak eloquently, painfully to the dilemmas we are facing today, to the terrible price dark times can extort from us all.Read the full review

Stephen Frears's stunning Liam, -- a vivid, intense evocation of another British time and place.Read the full review

It is through the genius of Frears, screenwriter Jimmy McGovern and this talented cast that Liam lets no one off the hook, least of all the audience.Read the full review

Ultimately grim, Liam is ripe in humanity --and even comedy.Read the full review

Some will find Dad's last big act in the movie too melodramatic. I think it follows from a certain logic, and leads to the very last shot, which is heartbreaking in its tenderness.Read the full review

This depiction of the trials and tribulations of a working-class Catholic family during the Depression is a far more intimate viewing experience than the similarly themed "Angela's Ashes."Read the full review

Frears makes every note count for a lot in this beautifully gauged microcosm of big emotions expressed in small gestures.Read the full review