Donal Crotty

Refreshingly honest take on a single mum and son relationship. At the start you wonder where the movie is going, but builds and develops beautifully and finishes on a big high. Eve Hewson is amazing as the mum! Just 90 mins long, definitely worth the watch!

Wonderful construction of what is the perfect fantasy of man for lust and love and life ever after and coming face to face with the pain and the tearing of the woman whose person is divided from an abuse of past and a desire to be at one with herself. The outcome builds from fantasy to the perfect reality to the confrontation to.... enjoy! Described as erotic, not really...

Yawn.... Being a Diana fan, looked forward to this movie, major disappointment. Artsy interpretation, just sooo slow. If you have two hours to spare and thought of watching, suggest a healthy snooze instead.

Cerebral movie, well constructed playing with the viewer right to the ending. Well worth watching and yet very slow, so its audience will be limited.

A film that is hard to watch, but worth watching as a sadly true story of injustice, torture and a system seeking to condemn an innocent man simply because the US government needed scapegoats to satisfy a nations desire for revenge over 9/11. The movie gives a feel for the horrific experience vetted out to this innocent man, Mohamedou Ould Salahi. The saddest part is that after 8 years of jail, isolation and torture, the case for the prosecution was rejected ion court and yet the Obama administration chose to appeal and as a result he spent another 7 years in prison before finally being released in 2016. The acting of Tahir Rahim as Mohamedou was inspired and when the movie closes with Mohamedou in person, it feels like you are watching the same person and personality as portrayed in he movie. Also the courage of both the lawyer representing Mohamedou played by Jodi Foster and that of the Lt Colonel who was given the task to prosecute and who chose to refuse to continue once he became aware of the facts of the case. Both were ostracized by the media and their peers for choosing integrity over mob revenge. The movie is hard to watch for any human with compassion and although some have complained that the torture scenes are inadequate, I would suggest the film found the right balance. Guantanamo was a disastrous mistake for a country that espouses justice and democracy and having watched the movie, one hopes that it can be closed down before its 20th anniversary. Facts as shared in the closing of the movie is the only 8 people of the circa 800 detained were found guilty, 3 of whom had their cases dropped on appeal.

Wonderful movie, can feel the challenges faced for an immigrant family, ironic in that their main main challenge was not with their surroundings or the perception of others, but in their own relationships. Wonderful acting across the board. My dropping a star was the lack of almost anything positive and left the ending too vague. Even in the moment where the doctor offered the good news, there wasn't any kind of positive response, most so from the mother Monica who berated the husband after for choosing the farm over family. Also the ending I guess was intended to reflect a new beginning with the family sleeping on the floor and the diviner finding the water and picking the Minari. I guess in these Covid times, its a desire for something positive in humanity.

Just Brilliant series, another winning series Declan Lowney (Father Ted, Little Britain)! That perfect balance of pathos and humour. Hope Apple is commissioning a second and third series.

Well constructed series, credible enough in its use of technology and as relates to the storyline. Looking forward to series 2!

Brilliant movie ( despite what POTUS says!) The storyline us wonderfully write and the pace of the movie is perfect as the characters are developed and the plot thickens. Along with developments, there are a few red herrings thrown which go no where and nicely confuse you. The acting is really great and the cinematography varied and stimulating. Also love the moral tale, the black comedy and the ending which leaves you hanging nicely. Happy to recommend!

One of the worst movies seen in a while, in the ilk of B movies of the 1960's. Beyond obvious storyline, all about American heros, badly written, acted and filmed and CGI is laughable it is so poorly applied, it is right up there with Cats. The one positive in the movie is that it offers a relatively balanced perspective of the Japanese ( not all bad guys, rather soldiers of war as the Americans) and also as can understand is historically pretty accurate. Worth missing!