A Prayer for the Dying
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Movie Reviews of A Prayer for the Dying
Movie Review: I've seen better
Summary: 3 Stars
Ummm, you people who think Mickey Rourke (Martin Fallon) was giving a great performance really need to watch more movies. Rourke's accent was almost as funny as Richard Gere's in "The Jackal." He was okay, but not great.
Maybe this was a good movie in the 80's for that genre, but it was very slow, predictable and filled with stereotypical characterizations of cops and bad guys. Oh, the bad guys were especially terrible in this one (Alan Bates as Jack Meehan). Something like New York cops and bad guys; except Irish. The bumbling and fumbling cops weren't any better.
Maybe it's because I like American-Made films better. Granted, that could be the problem with my somewhat biased opinion. But we all know that there have been countless American flops the past years.
Then again, I've always admired Liam Neeson's (Liam Docherty) acting in any movie (A small part in this one, compared to Rourke's)- including "Next Of Kin," just two years after this one. Bob Hoskins (Father Da Costa) on the other hand, has never impressed me with his acting, and was especially terrible in "Enemy At The Gates" - (2001) as Nikita Kruschev; and in "Outlaw" - (2007) as inside police contact Walter Lewis.
I'm still going to give it three stars for trying, and because there actually were parts I enjoyed once they picked up the pace (somewhat). Also, because when I think about it, so many American film makers could and have done worse (read "HITMAN" - Timothy Olyphant 2007).
Movie Review: Contrived Thriller
Summary: 3 Stars
The plot of this film is ludicrous. Consider for a moment that an IRA hitman on the lam for accidently blowing up a schoolbus is contracted for one more hit to obtain papers to escape to America. The hit is witnessed by a priest so the hitman confesses his crime to him so that the priest won't talk to the police. Subsequently, the hitman engages in a romance with the priest's blind niece. This semi-nonsense is made palatable by an able cast but it's a disappointment coming from a gifted director like Mike Hodges("Get Carter", "Croupier"). One of the high points for me, though, was the moving contribution made by Sammi Davis ("Hope and Glory", "Lair of the White Worm") as the blind girl. The film is watchable but something of a waste considering the talent involved.Movie Review: Poor
Summary: 1 Stars
Terrible, all around bad movie. Don't waste your time.