Perfectly adorable

Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

I wanted to see this since it was in the book 1,001 Movies You must See Before You Die. But how could this 1992 movie be in it and not A Few Good Men? This also got nominated for Best Picture along with that, and Roger Ebert gave it his highest rating, while giving AFGM a lower rating. Why did I tell you all of this? Because I don't see how this could be so acclaimed. IMDB says the plot is about "A British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world." I saw this with my Grandma on Flix-which does not censor movies or add commercials. We went into it a few minutes late and didn't get why a guy was tied up. That flaw is not against the movie.We did not see the tied up man for the rest of the movie.The language was constant and uncalled for. This is straight up arguing between a woman and a man:"F u!" "F u too!" "F u more"(or something like that.)It was bothersome.Oh, and remember how I said I saw this with my Grandma? Well, imagine my embarrassment when 2 people almost had sex, and the man screamed and threw up at the on-screen sight of the woman having man parts!Skip it.It was half good, half bad. The Crying Game is not worth playing.

I absolutely loved this movie, I had watched it in 1992 and never forgot Dil's character and the scorpion/ frog story. While browsing for interesting movies of the 90's I immediately identified Dil's face on google. I saw it now again, twice, because it is simply an amazing picture with messages that need to be understood about gender, sexuality, personality and identity. Great writing, superb acting (all the actors are doing a great job: Forest Whitaker, the IRA terrorists, the barman, Dave the crazy guy, etc), engaging soundtrack and with something of a moral twist behind it. It looks like a love story but it is really a story about love. You don't see many movies like this anymore. Don't miss out!

An IRA volunteer falls in love with the girlfriend of a dead British soldier.Starring Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson.Written and directed by Neil Jordan.I really liked this one. It's a great story, full of unexpected twists and surprises and it has two outstanding performances by Stephen Rea and Jaye Davidson. I also love the soundtrack. I'm guessing this was quite a controversial and groundbreaking movie at the time.My only niggle was the cinematography and the location filming. The first part of the film could have been filmed anywhere, And the street scenes looked like they were stolen from Eastenders! And the scenes set on the building site were similarly uninspiring and very studio looking.But overall I really enjoyed this. Lots of tension and a few giggles along the way. A good movie.8/10

This film is somewhat strange in the sense that it feels like a political thriller for one portion of the film, but then throws you into a romantic story immediately after this (and aspects of the political thriller come back later). The first story is terrific in that it shows us an interesting bond between a soldier held hostage and the man who is assigned to watch him at gunpoint. It seems like a very tense story at first, but a good amount of humor emerges from the interactions between the two men to keep some of the tension at bay.I have to keep myself limited in my comments because what causes the "first part" to end and the "second part" to begin is a spoiler in itself. I don't feel at liberty to say much about the second part, but I will give it a try. The main points you need to know about the second part are that a romantic relationship develops and that a third party threatens the "couple" formed in this section of the film. Also, the midpoint of the film reveals a twist which made me uncomfortable for the rest of the film's duration, but did not necessarily cause it to be a bad film in my eyes.The film is well-executed and makes you think about important topics and issues which I will not get into here since it would spoil the movie. You simply need to watch the film in order to experience it; there are too many ways to spoil the movie if I get too in depth in my criticism. So I will leave you with the fact that the movie is well-executed, but the story is not the most enticing and I felt uncomfortable for a large portion of the movie. If you're willing to give a mysterious film which I'd say is a 7/10 a chance, go for it. If not, that's fine too.3.0/4.0