FIVE MINUTES OF HEAVEN

Guy’s half a minute of reading...

I can’t help but to feel a little bit sad while watching this movie. The reason for that is the Liam Neeson’s wife past while this movie was in post. Now after the passing he still manages to deliver some very good performances. This one should be added to one of his better.

Neeson plays a man who in his teens was part of the troubles in Ireland. During that time he took the life of another young man. Nesbitt plays that man’s younger brother. Presently, they get to meet. Nesbitt want nothing more than to see Neeson’s character dead so he can have his “five minutes of heaven”. But during the movie we find out that the one who needs closure the most is the man who committed the crime.

This movie takes place on very few locations and is more about the dialogue and the tension between the two characters. Both actors deliver award worthy performances and will have you hooked in for the 90 minutes that this movie takes.

You will have mixed feelings about the two and I’m pretty sure that the audience will have a difference of opinion when they leave the movie. That’s what’s good about this film - it forces you to take a stance.

Guy’s rating: Well worth the watch and the struggle.

Girl's meh...

The picture on display to the left? Yeah, I don't even remember that part of the movie. That's how forgettable it was. So, unlike guy, I didn't enjoy this film. Nor did I have mixed feelings about the two characters... I didn't have any feelings at all.

There was an absence of suspense to this film. As the audience, you know from the beginning that the two characters are going to meet, one way or another. Unfortunately, for someone like me, I got bored too quickly with the drawn out scenes and unreasonable dialogue that I didn't even get to see the whole third Act. Maybe if I had stuck around and not gone to petter around the kitchen for half an hour, I would be able to say there was something here worth watching, but...

Girl's Rating: Nothing here worth watching.