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Bloody Sunday

2002

Paul Greengrass

James Nesbitt, Allan Gildea, Tim Pigott-Smith, Nicholas Farrell ...

7.4

10,913

Drama In documentary style, Paul Greengrass' BLOODY SUNDAY, which chronicles the events of January 30, 1972 in Derry, Ireland, is filmed with gritty gray realness. Surrounding a peaceful protest march staged in contest to British laws that permitted internment without trial, the film charts the progress of the march from the night before it to the night following it. As the final organizing of the march takes place that morning, MP Ivan ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Colin Brown Screendaily	"This is a work of such intensity and commitment it cannot fail to resonate among news-literate types"
		Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"Magnetic and impassioned (...) The dramatic scheme of 'Sunday' (...) is established with deft simplicity, but the movie doesn't oversimplify the conflicts."
		Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Bloody Sunday' is one view of what happened that day, a very effective one. And as an act of filmmaking, it is superb: A sense of immediate and present reality permeates every scene (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Forget about the controversy: this is visceral, rocket-fuelled film-making (...) Greengrass's film demands to be seen."
		Alan Morrison Empire	"[Greengrass] aims for a gut reaction, drawing the audience into the fray with documentary-style, hand-held cameras. But it's Nesbitt's career-best performance that sets the tone (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Neil Smith BBC	"As a piece of drama (...) it works remarkably well, bringing the chaos and carnage of that fateful day to devastating life while boasting a towering performance from James Nesbitt (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Eddie Cockrell IndieWire	"The events dramatized in 'Bloody Sunday' are as urgent and timely as they were 30 years ago, and the film itself is a vivid, even-keeled, eye-opening ride into the whirlwind of regional history."

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