IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
A film review by Katherine Wickiser
Copyright 1993 Katherine Wickiser
Based on the true story of the Conlon Four
Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis and Emma Thompson Rating: 9.9999999999999999999/10
This movie was INCREDIBLE!!!!!! American Express has been showing previews of movies for their loyal card members and I just happen to know one of them who couldn't go to the show. So, you guessed it, I went in his place. And it is something that I will be eternally grateful for.
As you might be able to tell this is my first try at a written review so please bare with me.
This movie is based on the true story of the CONLON FOUR who were wrongly accused of the bombing of a London pub. The movie starts out in Belfast, Northern Ireland and shows the British military occupying the city. Daniel Day-Lewis plays Gerard (Gerry for short), a young man struggling to live with the military watching his every move (the British vs. the I.R.A.).
I haven't cried so hard and for so long in a movie. The movie is a gut-wrenching tale of innocent people sentenced to prison for a bombing that was done by the I.R.A.
The acting was fantastic. As usual Daniel Day-Lewis submerged into his character so much in fact that I kept on asking my self is that him????
I am sorry that I am so sketch on details but PLEASE go see this movie it is definitely worth seeing more than once.
Since I am so "not gifted" in writing this if you have any other questions you can e-mail me at kw2m+@andrew.cmu.edu.
GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Katherine Wickiser
Carnegie Mellon University
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