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Mickybo and Me (2004)
Brilliant piece of history at a humane level.
This is simply a quite brilliant piece of work from all aspects. Each member of the cast adds to the enjoyment of this journey with the two young boys. The whole range of your emotions will be experienced as the boys take you back to the dark place that was Northern Ireland in the 1970's. Definitely a film I shall watch again and again. The realism of the times is eloquently underplayed yet adds much to the film. All the supporting actors give extremely well balanced performances which help you to engage with the extraordinary tale. Camera work is well constructed and accompanied by good background music and audio. Even the background narrative adds to the experience.
The Iceman Cometh (1973)
The Iceman Cometh
As a spectacle designed originally for a theater stage this was superbly translated to the 'smallscreen' I am more than well seasoned in the art of sitting in judgment and I have to say it is so well constructed that I watched it from start to finish with no interruptions. My guess is that in the theater presentation one would have enjoyed at least one toilet break!... Each and every character added their own ingredients to a thoroughly satisfying theatrical experience. Another small point for me was to see the wide range of actors strutting their stuff - possibly their ages spanned over sixty years from March to Bridges yet their convictions came through in such a way that I felt I was in that barroom with them and after all, is this not what theater should be. My congratulations to all involved, the camera work enhanced the drama extremely well. I will be watching this again.