Love & Rage

While watching this I will admit I found myself becoming lost as to what Daniel Craig's character was really up to. I understand this is supposed to be based on actual events but it was somewhat anticlimactic and I was left thirsting for more understanding. What saves this film for me is that it was well acted and I enjoyed the overall presentation. I enjoy period movies both fictional and non fictional and this was well set, costumed and toned. While I won't be putting this up on some high pedestal, I was an ok movie.

Period piece. Daniel craig, several years before he did casino royale. Greta scacchi. This one runs like a jane austen, but the book was actually by james carney. Female landowner agnes macdonnell hires lynchehaun to manage the estate on an island off ireland. From their very first meeting, things are a little tense and brusk between them; lynchehaun resents taking orders from a woman, and agnes is determined to keep him in his place. Or is it more than that? They begin an affair. Lots of talk of ministers and sermons. When lynchehaun gets violent and abusive, agnes wants out. But lynchehaun isn't ready to go away. Then things go from bad to worse. A rather rushed ending, in the last ten minutes. The story was basically solid, but it feels like most of the last reel ended up on the editing floor. Directed by cathal black. It's entertaining.

Why do people always have to interject their ignorant, uninformed, irrational leftist opinions/rantings into their film reviews and comments, even when the film has absolutely no connection to politics?

This is highly annoying, especially when the people claim to be somehow more informed or intelligent, despite the lack of any basis.

As for the film -- it didn't really make any sense. Disjointed vignettes that don't add up or hold together. An inexplicable, inconclusive, and unsatisfying ending.

Hopefully the comments will explain the film somewhat. Not generally not worth watching.

It is said that great art ought to disturb. Well, I found this movie quite disturbing as I did Hitchcock's Psycho and others that reveal the demons within and without. It is Daniel Craig's show all the way. He is becoming the great actor but I'm not sure I'm happy for him. He has the habit of swallowing each movie whole that he is in lately. I have always had a theory of so-called larger than life actors--they are egotistical and ravenous, not unlike Craig's character here. I believe that choice of roles is determined like eye color from birth. Genetically, people are predisposed to choose roles that reveal or employ something basic in their own personality. (No need to mention Mel Gibson--he jumps out at you.)I'm not saying that Craig is a psychopathic sociopath, but that his persona has elements that enable that type to live and breath and be believable. I noticed this in the past with actors like Nicholson, Pacino, Dean et al. There is something really too large in their own personalities that I find disturbing. I also notice they tend to be attracted to similar characters way beyond being character typed. It is interesting that this Lynchehaun was an actor as well. Their genius is in lying to us. Ronald Reagan did it marvellously. The question is, how does one sleep at night knowing these people rule the public's mores, fashions, ideals, etc. Is it any wonder America is under at war with itself? Anyway, enjoy the play, the play's the thing, no? Except, what do we do in a world where playacting is no longer an escape from reality but a deep dive into it? Personally, I miss the halcyon days of my youth when I naively did not know so much about the nature of mankind.

I just added this one the my growing list of "to see" Daniel Craig movies.

Craig plays James Lynchehaun an Irish peasant that is awfully sneaky. Greta Scacchi plays Agnes MCDonnell a very rich divorcée who becomes involved with Craig when he becomes the manager of her estate. Unfortunately his dark side is revealed a little too late.

While watching it I was pleasantly surprised. Its a fascinating little story. Craig is absolutely sinful, its much different than most of the roles I have seen him in and he goes from accent to accent with great ease. Kudos to Craig. Scacchi does a fantastic job going from tough independent woman to a slave to her feelings. Really nice film. If you have a chance to see it, I recommend you do.