Review of Hunger (2008) by Spangle — 15 Jun 2014
Overall, a pretty good film. It is absolutely brutal to watch as we see the horrible conditions endured by the prisoners. In fact, it is almost too hard to watch at times and overboard, but certainly a very necessary watch all the same.
The film is very artful, in particular the 17 minute shot of Bobby Sands and the priest talking, which is an absolutely brilliantly filmed, acted, and written, sequence. Throughout, the writing is stellar and the acting, especially from Michael Fassbender, is great.
The only things holding me back from liking this more are the beginning, which is oddly confusing and unfocused, as we get very little explanation as to wgat is happening, as well as the pace. At times, the pace is deathly slow and it certainly took me out of the film at times and since it took me a bit to get into it anyways, that is not a great characteristic.
Overall, it makes for uncomfortable viewing, but is very much an important film due to that brutality.
This review of Hunger (2008) was written by Spangle on 15 Jun 2014.
Hunger has generally received very positive reviews.
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