Michael Collins
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- Synopsis
- The rise and fall of one of the most important and controversial figures in Ireland's struggle for independence is chronicled in this biographical drama....
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- Starring
- Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman, Julia Roberts
- Director(s)
- Neil Jordan
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Brothers
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 132 min.
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The Onion (A.V. Club) | John KrewsonAdd Critic to Favorites
Liam Neeson's performance as Collins is at once stirring and blood-curdling, as befits the role of a man who murdered for a cause he believed was just, but was willing to stop when he believed his objective was reached.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites
This is an extremely cinematic, beautifully made David Lean-type epic, helped by fluid and involving camera work by two-time Oscar-winning ("The Killing Fields," "The Mission") cinematographer Chris Menges.Read the full review
ReelViews | James BerardinelliAdd Critic to Favorites
Putting aside all the controversy, however, viewers are left with an expertly-directed and well-acted historical epic that disappoints only in its shallow perspective of the Irish/British and Irish/Irish conflicts.Read the full review
