Michael Collins (1996)

Release date: 1996-10-25
Country: UK|Ireland|USA
Language: English
Director: Neil Jordan
Production Co: Warner Bros., Geffen Pictures
Genre: Thriller, War, Drama, Biography
Rating: 7.2/10
Length: 2h 13min

Storyline

Neil Jordan's depiction of the controversial life and death of Michael Collins, the "Lion of Ireland", who led the IRA against the UK and helped found the Irish Free State in 1922.

Plot Keywords

1920s, drunkenness, dublin ireland, england, evidence, explosion, face slap, father daughter relationship, diplomat, detective, demonstration, catholic, church, cigarette smoking, collaborator, dancer, dancing, dead body, fight, fire

Short Review

Clearly, this is a subject Jordan cares about passionately, but he hasn't found a form to make us share his passion. Unless you come to Michael Collins with strong feelings about its hero, it's unlikely you will be deeply engaged.