A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. ... (Full plot summary below)
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A morality tale of xenophobia, religious prejudice, mob violence, poverty, and their effect on two children in Liverpool during the Depression. When a shipyard closes, Liam and Teresa's dad loses his job. Liam, who's about 8, making his first Holy Communion, gets a regular dose of fire and brimstone at church. Teresa, about 13, has a job as a maid to the Jewish family that owns the closed shipyard. The lady of that house is having an affair, and Teresa becomes an accomplice. Liam stutters terribly, especially when troubled. Dad comes under the sway of the Fascists, who blame cheap Irish labor and Jewish owners. A Molotov cocktail brings things to a head.
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| Reel.comPam GradyGiven the opportunity to work on a more personal drama, Frears delivers with his finest work in years. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannDownbeat, ultimately tragic, but there's a wondrous, sad beauty here. |
| San Francisco ExaminerJoe LeydonAnnoyingly inconsistent, even arbitrary, in sustaining a point of view. |
| San Diego MetropolitanJean LowerisonIt is an ugly story with the ring of truth, and could hardly be more timely. |
| Apollo GuideScott WeinbergStumbles a bit with a muddled final act, but it's not enough to mar this generally fine film. |
| San Diego Union-TribuneDavid ElliottRight down there with Naked and The Cement Garden. |
| San Jose Mercury NewsGlenn LovellYour heart will ache for the little Liam, who has yet to lose his innocence in the face of unbelievable cruelty. |
| IFilmDave WhiteAdorable boys don't make movies watchable when there's this much badly handled melodrama mucking up the works. |
| Greenwich Village GazetteEric LurioA truly humorless film. It quickly becomes tiresome and the ending is useless. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanIt is through the genius of Frears, screenwriter Jimmy McGovern and this talented cast that Liam lets no one off the hook, least of all the audience. |
