Purely Joyful Movie!

Dreadfully Boring

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

I was blown away by the original storyline and wonderful acting. Excellent Movie.

A young man (Andrew Garfield) is released from prison with a new identity Jack Burridge. He tells his coworker Chris that he stole cars for joyriding. He is guided by Terry (Peter Mullan) in his rehabilitation as he reacclimatizes to the normal world. Terry has a troubled son of his own. Michelle (Katie Lyons) from work takes an interest in Jack. Jack and Chris come across a crashed car and save a little girl which becomes big local news. Eric Wilson is a young boy who is befriended by violent volatile Philip Craig. They skip school and start doing petty crimes. After murdering a girl, Eric is named Boy A in the trial.His secret identity is revealed midway through the movie. I would have preferred it earlier so that the audience can appreciate Jack's inner conflict. A small part of the brutal attack should be in the opening without revealing the main culpability. It should shock the audience just like it did to Jack. The movie should be more definitive. Andrew Garfield is great. He has the looks of the boy next door but also is able to portray a troubled soul. He shows his great acting potential.

bitter, cruel, delicate, profound. a movie like gray water of a river. with an impressive Andrew Garfield in his best role. with wonderful images. with an extraordinary story. and full of subtle nuances of redemption, new life, ambiguous feelings, faith, love, trust, relationship and world as enigma. a film out of words, definitions or verdict. a film as a travel to dark territories in light of sweet innocence. victims as parts of victim existence. the stain, hate, need of sense and fragile protector. a picture in newspaper. and the circle of hope, values, wright things is broken. tale of somebody in clothes of everybody secret. because the picture of new Jake is not an accident. not slice of pessimism. it is one of world rules. basic rule. in a society for who forgiveness is just metaphor.

Irish theater and film director John Crowley's second feature film which he co-wrote with Irish playwright and screenwriter Mark O'Rowe, is an adaptation of a novel from 2004 by British author Jonathan Trigell. It premiered in the Vanguard section at the 32nd Toronto International Film Festival in 2007, was screened in the Panorama section at the 58th Berlin International Film Festival in 2008, was shot on locations in North West England and is a UK production which was produced by producers Lynn Horsford, Nick Marston and Telly Garner. It tells the story about 24-year-old Eric Wilson who is released from prison after having served fourteen years. Thanks to a social worker named Terry who has taken care of him like a father takes care of a son, he is given the precious opportunity to start his life with blank sheets under the name Jack Burridge. Jack gets a new apartment in Birmingham, England, a new job and acquaints a woman named Michelle whom he takes a liking to. Life smiles at Jack and his prospects looks brighter, but he has a dark history.Distinctly and engagingly directed by Irish filmmaker John Crowley, this fictional and internal study of character which is narrated mostly from the main character's point of view, draws a gripping portrayal of a young man who believes that his return to society under a new identity will give him the life he wants, but who soon realizes that he has to confront and overcome his consciousness which is tearing him up inside. While notable for it's naturalistic milieu depictions, sterling production design by production designer Jon Henson, cinematography by cinematographer Rob Hardy, use of music and intelligible way of conveying the protagonist's inner conflict, this character-driven and brilliantly written independent film which examines themes like identity, guilt, prejudice, friendship and redemption, contains and energetic score by theater director, playwright and composer Paddy Cunneen which illuminates the significant atmosphere.This somewhat romantic, at times humorous and instantly engaging coming-of-age tale about a shy and somewhat introspective man who is haunted and suppressed by the dark shadows of his past and his lost youth, is impelled and reinforced by it's fragmented narrative structure, rhythmic pace, substantial character development, quick-witted dialog, interesting characters, the fine supporting acting performances by British actress Katie Lyons, Scottish director and actor Peter Mullan, English actor Shaun Evans and the compelling and memorable acting performance by American-English actor Andrew Garfield who through his sporadic body language and expressive interpretation of a singular character, envisages complex emotions with remarkable conviction. A heartrending and mindful psychological drama which gained the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor Andrew Garfield at the British Academy Television Awards in 2008.