1998, 104 min
Country: Ireland
Studio: Paramount
Cast: Samantha Morton, John Lynch, Richard Harris, Ross McDade, Gabriel Byrne
Director: Mary McGuckian
Our Rating:
This Is the Sea
1998, 104 min
Country: Ireland Studio: Paramount Cast: Samantha Morton, John Lynch, Richard Harris, Ross McDade, Gabriel Byrne Director: Mary McGuckian Our Rating:
REVIEW
A sweet, but fated romance between the Protestant Hazel (Morton) and the Catholic Malachy (McDade) is the centerpiece of this otherwise toothless drama about the 1994 cease fire in Belfast. Writer-director McGuckian strives for melodrama, but the intriguing subplot about a car bombing that implicates the lovers and their families is underwhelming. The Irish countryside is quite beautiful, but the film's lack of tension keeps This Is the Sea from being anything truly special. Morton, who was remarkable in Under the Skin, gives another sterling performance, while McDade is winning as her suitor. You Might Also Like
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