Five Minutes of Heaven (2009): The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two. (6.7)
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Writer: Guy Hibbert (screenplay)
Stars: Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt and Anamaria Marinca
The story is about how this one killing (out of many) changed the lives of two people. It gets an A for effort, but the simple fact that the storytelling jumps 25 years after the killing and skips the real part where the two agonize for 25 years, somehow leaves a large hole. Yes, they talk about it, but it isn't shown. Yes, we do see both of them fighting in their heads about the consequences, but I felt something is missing, just a tad. That said, it does show quite a bit of the inner demons they are confronting. The locations/sets are great and the two periods are well presented. (Yeah, I needed the subtitles to understand the Irish accent.) My Rating: 6.5
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