Lamb

Lamb is a complex film; well-directed and acted. The story of a Catholic priest at an Irish reform school and a young boy who has been abused since birth is a difficult subject matter for a motion picture. We are all rooting for the priest (who becomes a former priest) and the troubled boy to get away and start a new life. And a Hollywood ending would have the former priest meeting a nice young woman, and all three would bond and live happily ever after.

But this film does not have a Hollywood ending. And the film shows clearly that just one bad decision can ruin one's life. Fascinating to watch an early entry of Liam Neeson's brilliant career, and the tragic screenplay that will evoke sadness in anyone who sees it.

One of coldest, driest, most painful film ever made in England. A love story with sad irony, but no humorism. You will appreciate a young Liam Neeson, in one of his first effort as protagonist. And the lovely and desperate little Hugh O'Conor: he will face the priests' life again, as one of them,in Lasse Halstrom's CHOCOLAT (2000). A picture you'll never forget.

The answer of how an electro shock can be inspiring, is buried within this little film. Unapologetic to a fault. Tense, and tender. It grabs you by the throat and doesn't let you go. I understand the outcries about the ending, but, what did you expect? In a painful, shattering way, the ending is utterly rewarding, true to its message, even if it leaves you gasping for air. Interesting to notice, Gianni Amelio's masterpiece "Stolen Children" seems a remake of "Lamb" a film that, by its very nature, should appear impossible to emulate. If you're not afraid of an emotional wallop, go for Lamb.

...as a stroll of snug tension, then a trot, a canter and full gallop. This "terrible beauty" of a film will not suit everyone. Many simply won't even be able to manage it at all. It accosts viewers and taunts all to be as fearless as it. LAMB shrieks the cries of angels. The chemistry...the alchemy of Liam Neeson and Hugh O'Conor together is magisterial in their double-punch of excruciatatingly shared passion, each for the other. Perfect beauty has the fastest fade. How? Oh, oh but how?

Lamb is really good movie. Liam Neeson does a fine job in this film. Its probably not the best he's ever done, but the movie deserves some credit. He plays Brother Sebastian a man questioning his faith and his role in life.

He befriends a small boy named Owen who has had nothing but bad things throughout his life. During all of this his father dies and leaves his estate to him, he gets part of the money up front and decides to elope with young Owen. Things go from good to bad to bad to worse, with a ending that will shock you.