Rotten
There are pain and honor in [Neeson's] performance, and they constantly rise up to redeem a film that is less probing, less thoughtful than its director's claims and aspirations for it.
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Michael Collins
Ireland, 1916. His Dreams Inspired Hope. His Words Ignited Passion. His Courage Forged A Nation's Destiny.
1996 · 2h 12m · R
Drama, History, Thriller, War
Directed by
Neil Jordan
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Michael Collins
Overview
Michael Collins plays a crucial role in the establishment of the Irish Free State in the 1920s, but becomes vilified by those hoping to create a completely independent Irish republic.
Director and cast
- Neil Jordan Director
- Liam Neeson as Michael Collins
- Aidan Quinn as Harry Roland
- Stephen Rea as Ned Broy
- Alan Rickman as Eamon de Valera
- Julia Roberts as Kitty Kiernan
- Ian Hart as Joe O'Reilly
- Brendan Gleeson as Liam Tobin
- Stuart Graham as Tom Cullen
- Sean McGinley as Smith
- Gerard McSorley as Cathal Brugha
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Intelligent, enormously accomplished and seriously problematic, Neil Jordan's ambitious account of the activities of arguably the central figure in Ireland's painful, bloody fight for independence from the British Empire has a great deal to offer...
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
This is Jordan's most ambitious and satisfying movie -- a thriller with a real sense of scale, pace, menace and moral import.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Played with great magnetism and triumphant bluster by Liam Neeson, the film's Michael Collins easily lives up to his nickname.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Handsome, but curiously cold, considering the emotional heat of Anglo-Irish matters. Fortunately, Liam Neeson commands almost every frame.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
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