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By Al Alexander (533) for The Patriot Ledger (721) on 24 Jun 2017

The Journey never loses sight of its goal to prove, especially in the age of parasitism, that talk doesn't sway opinions --it's listening…

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By Tony Medley (1,109) for Tolucan Times (639) on 22 Jun 2017

Working with a smart, intelligent script Meany and Spall fence with one another in a way that is entirely believable…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 22 Jun 2017

I enjoyed watching Spall and Meaney and their verbal sparring, especially over issues of note…

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By Eli Fine (27) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 22 Jun 2017

The Journey doesn't add up to all that much; it's aggressively saccharine and lacks any real examination of the very important ideological…

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By James Verniere (1,180) for Boston Herald (1,433) on 22 Jun 2017

Great actors Timothy Spall and Colm Meaney overcome flawed screenplay and put on quite a show as Irish enemies…

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By Elazar Fine (28) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 22 Jun 2017

The Journey doesn't add up to all that much; it's aggressively saccharine and lacks any real examination of the very important ideological…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 21 Jun 2017

While Hamm and Bateman have the right idea overall, their love of contrivance too often gives The Journey the sense of being reverse-engineered…

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By Graham Fuller (154) for Culture Trip (49) on 21 Jun 2017

Though there are flashes of sentimentality in the old man, Spall doesn't make him an ingratiating figure…

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By Mike P (1,383) on 19 Jun 2017

It's politics and talks…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 15 Jun 2017

An unconvincing talkathon that might have worked better on the stage as a two-man showpiece…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 15 Jun 2017

Story inspired by historical events that illustrates the process whereby enemies can become friends…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 15 Jun 2017

[H]opeful example that peace is possible between bitter enemies...makes this amazing transformation believable and holds them up as grown-up…

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By Sheila O'malley (474) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 15 Jun 2017

The final exchange between Paisley and McGuinness, when they shake hands, is the best, but by then it's far too late…

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By Andy Webster (339) for New York Times (5,786) on 14 Jun 2017

Though the script tilts to the didactic, the performances are absolutely delicious, with Mr. Meaney droll and understated and Mr…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Movie Mom (753) on 14 Jun 2017

Touching, inspiring, beautifully performed and very timely…

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By Jake Kring-Schreifels (40) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 14 Jun 2017

A well-acted, well-reasoned two-hander that struggles to swerve around the contrivances of the genre…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 14 Jun 2017

This fictional dialogue inspired by a private meeting between real-life enemies can't muster up more than the usual banalities about the ethics…

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By Mark Jenkins (515) for NPR (1,713) on 14 Jun 2017

The Journey ponders nothing less than the intractability of political violence. Which means it's pertinent far beyond Belfast…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 13 Jun 2017

Simplistic yet compelling, giving the impression of eavesdropping on a historic conversation…

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By Bradley Gibson (126) for Film Threat (5,156) on 13 Jun 2017

These performances and stories are the rich rewards of indie cinema, hidden gems you may have to dig a little to find…

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