This
starts of as an extraordinary adventure and it’s equally beautiful. The environment
is exactly how I picture the Irish countryside a few years back. Though out the
movie the music’s marvelous too! In fact I can’t find much that isn’t
perfection in this production. But of course, if you’re into action and horror
flicks, this is not for you. This is a film that actually tells a story about
people and about Ireland in particular.
To tell
the story we follow a sixteen year old boy when he’s riding a horse home. He
encounters some odd characters along the way. It’s almost mythological at
times, at least if you see it from a metaphorical point of view. It never goes too
far into fantasy and such though. At some point I found it almost surreal as far
as the story telling technique goes but I’m not sure if this is intended of if
it’s just me over interpreting it? In either case there is surely an interesting
nerve to it.
As we
follow the boy’s journey home, we also get to see some flashbacks in black and
white. They are designed to “look old” and I guess they’re realistic as such
but I found them a bit of the point. I think they stall the pace a bit and the
pace is rather slow to begin with. It’s really slow. That’s not necessarily a
bad thing as it stays interesting all the way through. However, I don’t think
it’s easy to understand the movie fully from watching it just once. It’s rather
complex and you might miss a lot of details if you don’t pay enough attention.
The
acting is really good. I actually think that all of it could be a more or less
a documentary. It’s that realistic. This is the second film and the first
feature I’ve seen from Maurice O’Callaghan
(the first was the short A Day for theFire), and I’m really impressed! I want to see more!
9/10
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