Love & Rage

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.

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.

Love & Rage is a film set in post Parnell Ireland where a psychotic peasant and Irish Republican Brotherhood member Daniel Craig first insinuates himself into the household of wealthy divorcée Greta Sacchi. Then he seduces and terrorizes her. It's all based on a true incident.

That he's an IRB there is no doubt it's thought first that he's working for the cause. By becoming overseer of Sacchi's estate he can provide a hideout for weapons and people should they become persons of interest as suspected rebels. But it's clear soon enough that Craig has a psychotic agenda all his own.

The film is dominated by Daniel Craig who is both fascinating and repellent in a portrayal of pure evil. Being both British and a divorcée the locals aren't a great source of help for Sacchi. Her personal maid Valerie Edmond is maimed trying to help her and Sacchi herself is disfigured.

How it all end is for you to see the film for, but this one is a must for fans of the newest James Bond in an un Bond like role.

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.

1st watched 9/6/2021 - (Dir-Cathal Black): Creepy, pointless movie wasting the talent of Greta Scacchi and others. This movie starts in the present and than they look back on what happened to a wealthy landowner, played by Scacchi in an Ireland farm area. She sees a handsome newcomer at a festival, and than he starts forcing himself into her life. The man, played by Daniel Craig, is aggresively confident and this attracts Scacchi's character. They than start meeting up for a series of sexual encounters with Craig's character becoming increasingly more out of control, creepy and strange but this doesn't stop Scacchi with continuing until he rapes her under the influence of alcohol. It almost becomes like a horror movie at this point with Craig being the evil monster. This story is based on a historical book, which floors me - because the Craig character is so evil and crazy. There is not a lot to recommend in this movie, except perhaps the relationship between Scacchi and her roomie Bittie as they try to console each other, but that's about it. She has a doctor friend who also falls under the spell of Daniel Craig adding some homosexual overtones. The ending is about as crazy as the Craig character, but I will leave that to those who want to watch the movie. In my opinion, this is one to bypass.