The Crying Game (Collector's Edition)
by Neil Jordan, Susan Ricketts
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Actor: Adrian Dunbar, Forest Whitaker, Jaye Davidson, Miranda Richardson, Stephen ReaDirector: Neil Jordan, Susan Ricketts
Brand: Lions Gate
Writer: Neil Jordan
Producer: Elizabeth Karlsen
Producer: Katya Nayberg
Producer: Nik Powell
Producer: Paul Cowan
Producer: Peter Morgan
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Original recording remastered, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-25
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Lions Gate
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Movie Review: Irony and the Naive Hero
Summary: 5 Stars
The key to "The Crying Game" is the use of irony throughout the film. The irony works on various levels. It is ironic that the kidnapped black soldier (Forest Whitaker) in Northern Ireland is able to charm one of his keepers, (Fergus played by Stephen Rea), win him over. It is ironic that the soldier dies in the way he does. Irony enters into the picture more and more as it develops. Even the badinage between the girl (Dil played by Jaye Davidson) and the bartender (Col played by Jim Broadbent) is highly ironic. The movie's crisis and denouement depend upon irony.
The movie relies on one of the devices of irony, the na?ve hero, to carry the story along. His obtuseness leads to serious consequences. The very last scene in the movie makes viewers wonder if they've been taken on a ride because the irony turns into a kind of strange brand of humor. Even though we've arrived at the very last scene after a lot of gore and numerous deaths, we find that we are faced with a somewhat comic situation because the girl has by word and facial expression maintained an ironic pitch throughout the movie, and she continues that tone in the last meeting. You get the feeling she thinks life in general is deeply ironic. She and the bartender know how ironic life really is.
It's a very satisfying, well-acted, and well-directed movie that ensnares you even after frequent viewings. An excellent motion picture.
Summary of The Crying Game (Collector's Edition)
A powerful provocative and unforgettable study of sex politics and terrorism. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 08/30/2005 Starring: Forest Whitaker Stephen Rea Run time: 112 minutes Rating: RThe Crying Game offers a rare and precious movie experience. The film is an unclassifiable original that surprises, intrigues, confounds, and delights you with its freshness, humor, and honesty from beginning to end. It starts as a psychological thriller, as IRA foot soldier Fergus (the incomparable Stephen Rea) kidnaps a British soldier (Forest Whitaker) and waits for the news that will determine whether he executes his victim or sets him free. As the night wears on, a peculiar bond begins to form between the two men. Later, the movie shifts tone and morphs into something of a romantic comedy as Fergus unexpectedly becomes involved with the soldier's girlfriend Dil (Jaye Davidson) and discovers more about himself, and human nature in general, than he ever dreamed possible. Like Spielberg's E.T., The Crying Game was supposed to be director Neil Jordan's "little, personal movie," the one he just had to make, even though no studio was willing to give him money because the story was so unusual. Instead, it became a surprise popular sensation, thanks in part to Miramax's cleverly provocative campaign playing up the hush-hush nature of the movie's big secret. The performances (including Miranda Richardson as one of Fergus's IRA colleagues) are subtly shaded, and the writing and direction are tantalizingly rich and suggestive; you're always trying to figure out the characters' true motives and feelings--even when they themselves are fully aware of their own motives and feelings. The Crying Game is a wise, witty, wondrous treasure of a movie. Director Jordan's credits include Mona Lisa, Interview with the Vampire, Michael Collins, and The Butcher Boy. --Jim Emerson
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