Michael Collins

This is a very touching film. I was shocked to see the IMDb score of 6.8. The only major fault of this film is Julia Roberts. She really takes a wonderful film and turns it down a few notches. She... Full review

Please don't view this movie unless your Irish, cuase its a very pro I.R.A movie. Directed and wrote by Irishmen and staring mostly Irish actors, it's all the terrorism glorification you can take. Blatantly anti British and making a hero out... Full review

History has seen its fair share of revolutionaries and heroes throughout its course; few, however, have been as controversial as Irish revolutionary Michael Collins. To his ardent supporters, Collins was a brilliant military mind, a patriot, a father of a... Full review

Although I can't speak to the accuracy of this films portrayal I did enjoy it's compelling story no matter how true or untrue it might have been. Then again this gut wrenching and grusome story was almost rendered into a laugh... Full review

Collins shaped the IRA out of a nest of informants, drunks and melodramatic would-be martyrs into a fighting force. However the movie opens not with the formation of the underground army skilled in sleuth and carrying on a cloak and... Full review

Michael Collins is a simply brilliant film and an extraordinary film by Neil Jordan. Liam Neeson gives a robust, tour de force performance as Michael Collins, the Irish guerrilla who devoted his life to free Ireland from Britain and remove violence... Full review

This film starts brilliantly with a well directed scene and from there on it continues its greatness for the most of it.The only faults I found in this film was that it had cheap sets and that it was a... Full review

This movie is an excellent portrayal of the brutal and often non-conventional Irish freedom struggle. The movie has several great strengths. The biggest strength is Liam Neeson in his tour-de-force. His acting in this movie is as good as it... Full review

I didn't know if Hollywood was distorting history but someone who knows the story of Michael Collins assured me this was a pretty accurate portrayal of him in here, which makes this film go even higher in my ratings, because... Full review

I saw this first in the now defunct Capitol Cineplex in Cork. I was surprised to see so many senior citizens in the cinema. The cineplex was so scummy it had to be something special to draw them in. Some... Full review

A flawed but compelling biopic of Irish rebel leader and statesman Michael Collins (Liam Neeson) whose wartime actions would inspire later 20th century revolutionary figures. The turbulent production of this thriller is better remembered than the film itself, which never quite works on all levels. ... Full Review

That has been the fortunate fate of " Michael Collins . And though the romance, passion and excitement of the man's story stand on their own, "Michael Collins" (which won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival) is more alive, more provocative as a film because the issues around that life still resonate. ... Full Review

That has been the fortunate fate of "Michael Collins. Aidan Quinn is effective as Harry Boland, Collins' friend and rival in love, as is Stephen Rea as intelligence operative Ned Broy. ... Full Review

Aidan Quinn, with his wonderfully deep voice, his blue eyes at once brooding and bright, plays Collins' best friend and fellow revolutionary, Harry Boland. The film plays best as war drama, and Jordan keeps the pace lively with a succession of gruesomely violent encounters. ... Full Review

At its best, "Michael Collins" nobly attempts to be a history of the Irish Republican Army, and specifically of the title character, who was instrumental in its formation. The film is crammed with hurried details - but at the expense of exploring serious ideas or better defining the characters. ... Full Review

Robert Redford has spoken about how he wanted to make a film about Michael Collins prior to Neil Jordan's version in 1996. At a public interview in Trinity College Dublin, he said: "Yes, I did. ... Full Article

As a student of international peace studies, I believe that films have the power to shape my ideas on peace and conflict. The influence of films is undeniably rooted in the pervasiveness of popular culture in our society. ... Full Article

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"MICHAEL COLLINS" is the epic story of the Irish rebellion leader who was killed by an Irish republican soldier,in 1922 at the age of 31, after having invented guerrilla warfare in the streets of Dublin. His terrorist tactics, like those ... Full Article

The regulars at the Toronto Film Festival are a humbling lot. They take a week off work, arm themselves with backpacks, schedules and bottles of mineral water, and hit as many as six screenings a day. ... Full Article