Very well executed

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

I think that the movie is pretty good, because this entertains and too tells a short story that it is very impressive and strange if you don't put attention and for this reason mahy people don't understand the movie. My opinion about the movie don't only it is limited to the excellent argument but also what I understood about this. The movie show us like two group of children have a war and when a band lose a battles ( not the war), someone of the warriors lose his buttons. I wanna speak about the conviction that all boys put in the battles and the group's work. I believe that this conviction is the necessary for to make many things and these boy demonstrate us when they made their general quarter.In this movie we can also see the personal interest of some people like the child that he is fired of the group because he was sluggish and he wanted the buttons single for his, and like he destroyed the general quarter for his expulsion. Thus, I think that many people react when they are threatened although they don't nothing for nobody.In conclusion I like the movie I recommend and my vote is ten points.

I have this movie on VHS and I love it. Nobody recommended it to me, I just picked it out of the bargain bin at a blockbuster sale and I'm so glad I did. I lived in Ireland til I was 10 so I was drawn to the irish aspect.I've watched it heaps of times esp when I'm feeling down. Even my husband loves it. I think he pretended not to be interested but when the tractor was heading for Marie he jumped and yelled "NOooo Marieeee". It was hilarious! We don't have kids but when we do I hope the DVD is around so they can watch it over and over again too. Fingers Crossed Warner Brothers will get their act together.If you like this you will probably like "Into the West". It is another irish, childhood tale. I haven't seen the original french version but might try to find it.

The actors were brilliant and the way they delivered their lines was amazing. A beautiful story with vibrant characters and hidden points,lines delivered and moments in the film that just makes it what it is.Can be sad and heart-wrenching at times but hilarious at others. In this film you will go through hatred, love, laughter, sadness, happiness and lots of other emotions! Afterwards the film you have a real knowledge of how things actually are in Ireland (I'm northern Irish, I just moved to Belgium 4 years ago because of dads job...I'm 14)The truth that it tells is so tragic but true that it really affects you. The young actors and actresses are VERY well chosen for each part and shine through.They put it to you so simply and so 'right to the heart of it getting at the problem that adults can't explain better' way. It is a Definite see with wonderful settings and moving themes and moments.

This is a tremendously entertaining film that makes its points about many things: childhood energy, ingenuity, innocence, and nostalgia; class distinction; first love; learning from one's mistakes; life being precious; parentage; realizing what's important in life; setting an example as a parent; etc. It's filmed in the beautiful Irish countryside. Watching it, I wanted to grow up there myself. The youthful actors were comic, fantastic, joyful, touching, and true to childhood. The script was outstanding in allowing the young actors to show us the essence of childhood, rather than just telling us by being talky. The story concerns the rivalry between two sets of boys in neighboring towns and how and why it escalates. A real charmer, it reminds me of Truffaut's Small Change and the resilience that all children seem to have. The only criticism I have is regarding the transition in the film from the rivalry to the last act. Although it seemed to be a natural enough occurrence, I felt it was a little quick and the film ended a bit abruptly for me. Or just maybe I wanted the magic to continue, if for only a little while longer: the nostalgia of childhood and first realizations. *** of 4 stars.