Cinafilm has over 5 million movie reviews and counting …

About Us
Contact Us
Sitemap
Follow us onCinafilm - Twitter Cinafilm - Pinterest

Last updated: 05 Jun 2026 at 01:41 UTC

Back to movie details

'71 (2014) - Critic Reviews - Page 5 of 6

81-100 of 106 Reviews

Sort by:

Review of '71 (2014)

By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 10 Oct 2014

Having settled on Belfast, the film-makers revel in the artificial fibres, shaggy hair, and nicotine-yellow ceilings of a particular place…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Allan Hunter (1,486) for Daily Express (UK) (2,141) on 09 Oct 2014

You can almost feel a trickle of sweat start to form as director Yann Demange and his crew evoke a nightmarish world in which trust is a luxury…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Wendy Ide (1,500) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 09 Oct 2014

71 brings a fresh perspective and a piercing urgency to a well-worn scenario…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 09 Oct 2014

Yann Demange's brilliant debut feature is an honourable companion piece to Carol Reed's 1947 classic, Odd Man Out…

Review of '71 (2014)

By George Byrne (39) for The Herald (Ireland) (99) on 09 Oct 2014

71 gives us just enough background detail and hints about the complexities of the conflict while still keeping an eye on what is essentially…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Trevor Johnston (624) for Sight and Sound (827) on 09 Oct 2014

For all its flaws '71 offers a lapel-grabbing, immersive viewing experience likely to shake up audiences who couldn't otherwise care less about…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Sam Lewis (5) for The Skinny (809) on 09 Oct 2014

A blistering, disturbing portrayal of one British soldier's attempt to get back to his Belfast barracks after being stranded behind enemy lines…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Leslie Felperin (768) for Radio Times (2,421) on 09 Oct 2014

This outstanding, muscular feature debut for French-born, British-based director Yann Demange almost never puts a foot wrong, from the softly…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Ben Rawson-Jones (229) for Digital Spy (1,161) on 09 Oct 2014

It's an extraordinary cinematic debut for director Yann Demange, whose unflinching lens quickly establishes an environment that seethes with…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Nev Pierce (205) for Empire Magazine (3,326) on 08 Oct 2014

The villainy is, perhaps unavoidably, somewhat signposted, but this is a tense, gripping thriller that combines real-world relevance with high-concept…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Adam Woodward (285) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 08 Oct 2014

Stumbles at the last, but this is strong work from Demange…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Tim Evans (725) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 08 Oct 2014

Demange has crafted a thoroughly convincing picture of 1970s Belfast (actually filmed in Blackburn and Liverpool) that could almost be a bleak…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Tim Robey (1,578) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 08 Oct 2014

The film’s stark realism and bruising impact are enough in themselves, but the risk, and the real artistic payoff, is its bold sensory plunge…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 07 Oct 2014

Remember this name: Jack O'Connell. He is magnificent in one of the most remarkable portraits of soldiering in recent memory…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Dave Calhoun (583) for Time Out (7,510) on 06 Oct 2014

Demange is a strong storyteller and masks the script’s tendency to nod to every opinion and social division by offering a masterclass in…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Matt Glasby (349) for Total Film (3,532) on 05 Oct 2014

A brutal army thriller that feels like the truth, thanks to take-no-prisoners storytelling and a tell-no-lies performance from Jack O’Connell…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Siobhan Synnot (412) for Scotsman (1,471) on 05 Oct 2014

O'Connell is an eloquent actor who can do more with less…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 25 Sep 2014

A riveting film about a British solder adrift in 1971 Belfast, a dangerous war zone filled with zealous partisans of all types…

Review of '71 (2014)

By David Nusair (3,363) for Reel Film Reviews (3,339) on 19 Sep 2014

Demange's many, many attempts to generate tension fall completely and hopelessly flat…

Review of '71 (2014)

By Kenji Fujishima (277) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 17 Sep 2014

It distinguishes itself from Pual Greengrass's films by virtue of its close attention to political and moral ambiguities…

1
...
3
4
5
6

Page 5 of 6

More reviews of this movie:

'71 (2014) Movie Reviews (428)
'71 (2014) User Reviews (322)

Paul Anderson - Top 5 movies:

Barry Keoghan - Top 5 movies:

Sam Hazeldine - Top 5 movies:

Movies you might like:

2003

76%699 Reviews

The 13th Warrior

1999

62%723 Reviews

1993

61%609 Reviews

2007

78%1,013 Reviews

2007

71%735 Reviews

2017

71%9 Reviews

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998

70%780 Reviews

2000

65%493 Reviews

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002

60%1,253 Reviews

2000

71%637 Reviews

1994

47%233 Reviews

1999

67%462 Reviews

Share This Page

Share

Tweet

Popular Movies Right Now

2015

54%174 Reviews

2021

74%254 Reviews

2022

68%181 Reviews

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021

66%184 Reviews

Fifty Shades of Grey

2015

43%1,173 Reviews

2022

70%145 Reviews

2023

74%83 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

2021

77%276 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

2014

75%428 Reviews

2007

55%296 Reviews

1989

72%483 Reviews

2013

55%665 Reviews

2009

45%728 Reviews

This Filthy World

2006

77%125 Reviews

Avengers: Endgame

2019

86%432 Reviews

2016

66%882 Reviews

2005

47%535 Reviews

Maximum Overdrive

1986

49%562 Reviews

Get social with CinafilmFollow us for reviews of the latest moviesCinafilm - Twitter Cinafilm - Pinterest Cinafilm - RSS

© 2026 Cinafilm Internet Productions

Prime Video logo is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates

Our website support team can be reached by email at [email protected], or by phoning +44 3300 431 396

Cinafilm IP, Office 12693, PO Box 15113, Birmingham, West Midlands, B2 2NJ, United Kingdom