Review of The Informer (1935) by Daniel P — 27 Jan 2008
Phenomenal story of a poor dumb Irishman who betrays his friend to the British for cash and suffers the consequences. Kind of like Crime & Punishment, but less cerebral and played out over one tense, foggy night.
Interesting that, other than a few generic statements opposing violence (all made by women), at no time does anyone make the point that maybe the British/nationalists(who by 1922 had given up on southern Ireland and were focused on retaining the north) are in the right, and the IRA rebels are wrong.
All that's missing is a title track sung by a white Canadian rapper. A licky boom boom down.
This review of The Informer (1935) was written by Daniel P on 27 Jan 2008.
The Informer has generally received positive reviews.
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