Review of '71 (2014) by Luke H — 03 Jul 2015

Felt like Warriors in Ireland.

I stumbled across this movie whilst looking for something decent to watch and man, am I happy I found this. This film is based on British soldiers and their ordeal in Ireland in 1971. Gary (Jack O'Connell) is basically caught behind enemy lines and is trying to get back to his barracks.

This movie is brilliant. I'm not usually the biggest fan of war movies, which is what I expected when I started watching this, but boy was I wrong. This film really did feel more like a gangster film, like The Warriors (1979); it was gritty, dark and thrilling. For the most part of this movie I could not take my eyes off the screen. You honestly feel worried for the main character and you never know what's around the next corner. Jack O'Connell is brilliant, as is the direction of this movie. It shows you what Ireland was really like at that time and makes this film so powerful and real.

I give this movie a 4/5 a must see!