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Summary: Great Film
Review: This movie was wonderful. Not only is the acting superb but the story is excellent.
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Summary: Proud to be Irish
Review: I had occasion to view this movie on Irish television over Christmas. It really reminded me how proud I was to be Irish. The movie itself is surprisingly accurate, and considering it is a 'Hollywood' offering, doesn't really clutter things up with needless fluff. The cinematography is amazing, and the soundtrack does justice to what is a very moving experience. I recommend anyone who is Irish, or of Irish descent, who really wants to find out about their Irish heritage, to view this movie.
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Summary: An Excellent Story and Historical Reference
Review: Here's one that both my husband and I enjoyed! A thriller, a love story, and a good introduction to the history of the Irish Republic.
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Summary: Triumphant and Emotional
Review: I adore this movie...being a student of Irish history - it is remarkably accurate despite Hollywood's attempts to "modernize" history. You will adore this film.
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Summary: Correction regarding the Irish Flag
Review: If you haven't seen this film yet, you must. This tells a true story of some history rarely taught in schools today. Michael Collins is an excellent piece of work!In regards to the Irish Flag, in a way, it does represent the separation of the North and South. The Green is a representaion of the Catholic, Gaelic speaking Republic and the Orange (which came from William of Orange from who later came the "Orangemen") represents the Protestant North. The white between signifies peace between the two sides. Anyhow, buy the movie, watch the movie, enjoy the movie.
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Summary: Accurate, honest, profound
Review: This film brings home to us that the loser of this war was (and is) Ireland herself. "Michael Collins" is art, and it does all that art can do. I'd like to address something a thoughtful viewer wrote here: "I am always skeptical of love interests in historical/biographical films of this sort." OK, I buy that. But Kitty Kiernan, Mr. Collins's actual fiancee, becomes in this movie the symbol of Ireland herself/itself. The Irish people traditionally have seen their beloved land as mother, sister, "Dark Rosaleen"... and Miss Roberts's role never panders to viewer's prurient interest. She is the Ireland that both warring "brothers" love, and fight for, and the Ireland that loses them to each other... that's a tragedy of war, this war and others... The end of the film brings home to us that the loser of this war is Ireland herself. Film cannot *be* life; in that sense it can never be totally accurate. Film can only convey to us what we the audience can recognize. The flags, the accents, the love interests--they are not history but devices to convey history on a flat screen in two hours.
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Summary: Great Movie
Review: Excellent movie with excelent cinimatics, deffiantly worth the price. Watch, learn, and enjoy.
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Summary: A Film That Truly Changed My Life
Review: It's tough to rate and accurately review a movie that means a great deal intellectually and emotionally. It was October of 1996 when I watched this film at the theater and I walked out forever changed. Prior to viewing the film, I had no idea about the life of Collins and I did not realize how young Irish independence truly is. Both the tragic elements of Collins's death and Liam Neeson's stirring performance led me to learn more about the life and times of Collins by voraciously reading anything I could find on the topic. It can be a rare thing for a historical film to pack a punch that seems relevant to modernity, but _Michael Collins_ does just that.
The plot, essentially, is this: A young man named Michael Collins (Liam Neeson) and his close friend Harry Boland (Aidan Quinn) are working for the cause of Irish independence. At the beginning of the film, they are taking part in the Easter Rising. A vivid and riveting portrayal of the executions faced by the Rising's leaders is juxtaposed with Eamon DeValera (Alan Rickman) writing a letter to Collins explaining ostensibly why he would not be killed (he was of American birth). Michael travels around the country and works tirelessly with Harry for the cause. He is thrown in jail, he is beaten during a campaign speech and he meets an intriguing woman, Kitty Kiernan (Julia Roberts). Collins falls for her but Harry does too. Initially, she is dating Boland but in time, her heart goes to Collins. During this romance, Collins is both running from death and ordering it for his opponents. He taps the resource of Ned Broy (Stephen Rea) a veritable double-agent working as a G-man. Collins is chosen to negotiate on the Irish side of treaty talks, though this event is covered rapidly in the film. He returns home and is engaged to Kitty only to find that he and Harry are on the opposite sides of whether the Anglo-Irish Treaty should be ratified. There is plenty of drama and some comic relief here and there. I won't go into the details of the ending, though I am sure most people reading this review already know or can guess how the story concludes.
If you are interested in Irish history or "war films" in general, _Michael Collins_ is a film for you. If you view it and find yourself as drawn into the actual biography of Collins as I did, I highly suggest you pick up a good book on the subject. Though the film makes for an excellent introduction, it can in no way compare to the wealth of real, tangible information out there.
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Summary: GREAT movie....GREAT drama
Review: I don't know about the historical side, that the others viewers had problem with. But it was really dreat film for those who like drama, and it makes you cry and think what war has done. Don't miss it!!!
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Summary: Correction to williamsburg
Review: Irish flag (tri-color) designed by the french in 19th century. Presented to Irish republicans pre 1916 and is symbolic of Peace between the Gaelic (green) and Loylist (orange)traditions...White represents PEACE...Get your history right..PS republicanism was developed in Ireland origionally by the Protestant Culture!(Wolftone) how ironic ......on the movie its dramatic and the history is watered down...but entertaining..anyone who draws historical conclusions from it should be critised
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