Helen Brown

Oswald kept saying "I haven't shot anyone", but the moment he added "I'm a patsy", I knew he was innocent of the actual shooting. Those words and his reaction was that of someone who suddenly and chillingly realised he had been set up to take the fall. He was asking for a lawyer, anxious to get his story out there and the moment "they" realised he wasn't going to keep his mouth shut, Jack Ruby was sent in to silence him. However, I do believe that he was involved in some way, perhaps obtaining the rifle and leaving it in position for the actual shooter and maybe he knew who that person was, which would of course made him a target. I think he knew his time was limited unless he got legal help. I hope he is exonerated some day if only of the actual shooting, but doubt this will happen. He would still be guilty by association however. A naive silly man. I wonder where his kids are today and how they feel about their father.

Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox. A duo made in Heaven. But let's not forget Cloris Leachman, her silent role is golden. I usually loathe child actors but Brett Kelly as Thurman Merman changes the game for me. In fact every actor in this movie is perfectly cast. That is so rare. This is an amazing movie................it shouldn't work but it does year after year.............IT JUST WORKS!!!!!

As a fellow Australian, congratulations Julian McMahon, son of a Prime Minister and one hell of an actor. You followed your dreams maybe not those of your parents (both now deceased), but they should have had every reason to have been proud of you. Your accent may be American but there is still a lot of Australian in your mannerisms that the Americans don't pick up on, but we Aussies do. Your best is yet to come.

Wonderful casting, not one mismatched actor with their characters. The two drug dealers - amazing acting, especially from Sean Harris as Sketch, worthy of an Oscar. Emily Mortimer's, procedure driven detective although cleverly underplayed by her, highlighted the fact that young police people like her and her offsider, are promoted too early in their careers and are simply not experienced enough to handle hardened lifelong criminals and their organisations. What more accolades can be heaped on Sir Michael Caine; he brings out the best in any actor of any age working with him. To me this is his best performance in his movie career. The character of Harry Brown was not after revenge as has been suggested, but justice. His reply to the remark from Emily Mortimer's detective character when she tells him that this is not Northern Ireland, is a simple statement from him that the people of Northern Ireland were fighting for a cause, but that of these drugged up thugs is just for entertainment. Apparently, many people objected to the "fighting for a cause" comment, but there can be no denying that the behaviour of those drugged up louts is just for entertainment, and that their protective relatives are just as criminal as they are.