Don't think I've ever seen so many characters behaving so stupidly or unbelievably in one film:
-The wife tells her mum the address of the safe house, then goes off on her own when she's clearly at risk from reprisals - cue nasty rape scene. Even if she was angry at her husband turning informant, she would know that she and her son would be in danger. On top of that, nobody keeps an eye on her.
-The soldier guesses something is up with the bike, in a warzone city known for its IEDs, then proceeds to go right next to it and hang around. Boom.
-A battle hardened ex IRA terrorist needs someone to hold his hand in court.
-The court for a high profile terrorist murder case is allowed to be filled with a baying Republican crowd.
-They let a kid in witness protection go out on his own, then the kid steals a gun and tries to shoot some other kids.
-A kid who's knees have been blown off is super keen to help out the group that did it (the terrorist did apologise to him and ask nicely after all).
-The IRA somehow can find out exactly when and where a particular soldier is out on patrol, ID him and shoot at him. Also as the soldier is so important in an operation, the Army let him go on normal patrols where he could die.
-A soldier involved in a terrorist case thinks it's a good idea to take his girlfriend to meet the ex-terrorist. And the list goes on.
It's terrible writing, suspect acting, poor use of music (that Stiff Little Fingers track stopping and starting). Dalton's presence is good, but even he can't save it - certainly not with that accent, they should have made him a Special Branch Brit. It's good there is some balance and a comment on the horrors of civil war, but it's pretty poor.
-The wife tells her mum the address of the safe house, then goes off on her own when she's clearly at risk from reprisals - cue nasty rape scene. Even if she was angry at her husband turning informant, she would know that she and her son would be in danger. On top of that, nobody keeps an eye on her.
-The soldier guesses something is up with the bike, in a warzone city known for its IEDs, then proceeds to go right next to it and hang around. Boom.
-A battle hardened ex IRA terrorist needs someone to hold his hand in court.
-The court for a high profile terrorist murder case is allowed to be filled with a baying Republican crowd.
-They let a kid in witness protection go out on his own, then the kid steals a gun and tries to shoot some other kids.
-A kid who's knees have been blown off is super keen to help out the group that did it (the terrorist did apologise to him and ask nicely after all).
-The IRA somehow can find out exactly when and where a particular soldier is out on patrol, ID him and shoot at him. Also as the soldier is so important in an operation, the Army let him go on normal patrols where he could die.
-A soldier involved in a terrorist case thinks it's a good idea to take his girlfriend to meet the ex-terrorist. And the list goes on.
It's terrible writing, suspect acting, poor use of music (that Stiff Little Fingers track stopping and starting). Dalton's presence is good, but even he can't save it - certainly not with that accent, they should have made him a Special Branch Brit. It's good there is some balance and a comment on the horrors of civil war, but it's pretty poor.