As others have mentioned, the dialog was a real obstacle at times -- I couldn't even tell if the dockside conversation at the end was English or Gaelic. In most any other film, this would have had me at the point of surrender before reaching even the halfway point. But the story shines through here. And while parts are admittedly improbable or inaccurate, this didn't distract one bit. In the shocking final newsreel scene, I was just as distraught as Hatosy's character -- I replayed the scene at least 10 times, each time quite undone its emotional wallop.
High marks to Hatosy, Dyer, and Inglesby, whose other work I will now purposefully seek out.
High marks to Hatosy, Dyer, and Inglesby, whose other work I will now purposefully seek out.