Fifty Dead Men Walking

The lead performances by Sir Ben, Jim Sturgess and Kevin Zegers are flawless....Interior and exterior shots of the streets and buildings are literally dripping with decay....will be avoided due to the perception of the exploitation of graphic mayhem there is a vital story here.....Powerful supporting work by Cannes award winner Kevin Zegers builds a firm foundation for the master Sir Ben.... ... Full Review

Skogland is a crisp and efficient storyteller.....McGartland in fact has disowned the movie, claiming in interviews.... ... Full Review

'Dead Men' a lively thriller....Among the film's more pleasant surprises is a strong, entirely credible turn by Rose McGowan as an IRA femme fatale.....Canadian director Kari Skogland ("The Stone Angel") makes good use of period music and location settings.... ... Full Review

Skogland is a crisp and efficient storyteller.....McGartland in fact has disowned the movie, claiming in interviews.... ... Full Review

Sturgess, with a creepy moustache that gives his character just the right amount of smarmy bravado, turns in a compelling and convincing performance.....The movie, shot it Ireland, has a gritty, documentary feel and a sharp, dramatic pulse that never really falters.... ... Full Review

In the late 1980s, a young hooligan by the name of Martin McGartland served as a "tout", or an informer, for the British special forces occupying Northern Ireland. ... Full Article

This may be a first for me, but I'm kind of hoping it won't be the last. This interview with actor Jim Sturgess--best know for his leading-man work in ACROSS THE UNIVERSE and last year's card-counting flick 21--may be the... ... Full Article

COLD SOULS In a tour de force acting performance that will likely go all but unnoticed, Paul Giamatti plays a version of himself going through a spiritual crisis involving acting, an overall heavy burden on his soul, and the Russian... ... Full Article

FIFTY DEAD MEN WALKING " - Being a Double Agent can be TWICE as Troublesome & Painful! = Rating = 8.5 of 10 stars (based on an advance screening). ... Full Article

"Fifty Dead Men Walking," a streamlined, adrenalized thriller that is not as deep as it would like to appear, treads a retrospective political tightrope. Loosely adapted by the Canadian director Kari Skogland from Martin McGartland's 1997 memoir (written with Nicholas... ... Full Article

Belfast, 1988. The height of the Troubles. British troops occupy the city and are at war with the Irish Republican Army. The British want to retain Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom. ... Full Article