Review of In the Name of the Father (1993) by Teresa S — 30 May 2010
An emotional triumph. A searing, gripping fact-based story concerning a man wrongly accused of an IRA bombing, and how the police brutally exploit a new law in their favor, getting this innocent individual to confess to a crime he didn't commit, as well as associating his family in the whole mess.
One of the best stories about corruption and human emotion I've ever seen. It never hurts when you have two of the best actors out there, that being the great Daniel Day-Lewis and the criminally underrated Pete Postlethewaite, playing the lead roles.
It's a lengthy movie, but it's worth it, especially with it's tear-jerking, incredibly captured finale which is irrefutably stirring.
This review of In the Name of the Father (1993) was written by Teresa S on 30 May 2010.
In the Name of the Father has generally received very positive reviews.
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