Day
97 Brooklyn
[2015]
Screenplay Nick Hornby
Based on ‘Brooklyn’ by Colm Tóibín
Director John Crowley
Cinematography Yves Bélanger
Music Michael
Brook
Leads Saoirse
Ronan, Domhnall Gleeson, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters
Production BBC Films, Telefilm Canada, HanWay Films,
Wildgaze Films
IMDb 7.5/10
Rotten
Tomatoes 97%
There
is a certain unexplainable magic to the Gaelic countries – Ireland in
particular. When traditional Irish music starts playing something stirs deep
within me and I feel like running around in the hills and glens. Brooklyn
is the story of a young girl who emigrates to New York from a small Irish town
in search of a new life. She must then choose between her new life and the old
one when she is forced to return home. Ronan is already a powerhouse with
incredible performances in Grand Budapest, Atonement, this and Lady Bird.
Funnily enough Ronan was born in New York and her family moved to Ireland when
she was three, so she is perfectly suited to this role. The supporting cast is
a powerful one too. Julie Walters is glorious and funny as ever. Domhnall
Gleeson has become a superstar seemingly out of nowhere, he is a fantastic
actor and has been smashing it of late with incredible performances in Ex
Machina and The Revenant, as well as big roles in American Made (Day 47),
Star Wars and Mother!. For once I thought that a film wasn’t long
enough. It seems to build to a point where Eilis (Ronan) has to make a decision
between the two countries and two men and the movie then ends in about five
minutes. I thought they should have made more of this decision. It was a very
watchable movie, with shining actors, wonderful set design and cinematography,
and also a beautiful sound track. But I’m not sure where all the Academy Award
hype originated – it wasn’t that good and serves as yet another caveat
for the Academy Awards.
Acting 3.5 / 4
Writing 2.5 / 4
Cinematography 3 / 4
Music 3 / 4
HWF rating 3 / 4
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