In the Name of the Father Review by B Movie Ben (4 Stars)

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Starring:
Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, John Lynch, Corin Redgrave, Beatie Edney, John Benfield, Paterson Joseph, Gerard McSorley, Frank Harper, Mark Sheppard, Don Baker, Britta Smith, Daniel Massey, Bosco Hogan

Directed By:
Jim Sheridan

Written By:
Jim Sheridan, Terry George

In the Name of the Father (1993)

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Movie Review by B Movie Ben

March 27th, 2008

It is shocking new evidence.

Favorite Movie Quote: "Well, I think they ought to take the word 'compassion' out of the English dictionary."

With seven Oscar nominations, this film had the unfortunate luck to be competing in a remarkable year for films and won not a single one.

It is a shame because director Jim Sheridan gave us a film that transcends the subject matter and was a delight to watch. The performances by Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson, and Pete Postlethwaite were simply incredible, and I even got a minute or two of Saffron Burrows as a London hippie.

What makes this film so much more that a slam at British injustice in the face of terror, is that it is also a portrait of American injustice against Blacks. In the haste to get convictions and convince the public that they are competent, both systems use the same techniques.

What is also common to both systems is the fact that after gross injustice is discovered, the prosecutors and police escape unharmed; while the lives of their victims are ruined forever.

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