Review of Jimmy's Hall (2014) by Ruairi M — 06 Jun 2014
If this film is to be Loach's swansong, it's a good one to play out on. While the film may have over romanticised the Irish worker and the country at the time, and have had a somewhat uneven pace, Loach's portrayal of the relationship between the State and the Catholic Church hit the nail on the head, and was incredibly accurate in terms of marking the rise of O'Duffy and De V within FG & FF respectively, and the effect this had on the more conservative Irish middle classes.
The message of this film is one of tragic irony: the Irish people were more oppressed under FG/FF than they were under their original British oppressors!
This review of Jimmy's Hall (2014) was written by Ruairi M on 06 Jun 2014.
Jimmy's Hall has generally received positive reviews.
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