A Powerful movie that will move all who see it especially those that know Ireland of now and that of the olden days. Boy has it changed!
I had listened to the audiobook narrated by the author and in that the poverty and misery was bearable. In the movie it was much more sombre and hard to believe. The constant rain for one was a myth. The climate was overdone with what looked like monsoons at times. Nevertheless the Movie captured the essence of the book well, apart from the weather. And I say that coming from Ireland myself. Parker is a frequent visitor to Ireland and knows it well. Present Limerick residents will resent the negative portrayal but that was the past.
I had listened to the audiobook narrated by the author and in that the poverty and misery was bearable. In the movie it was much more sombre and hard to believe. The constant rain for one was a myth. The climate was overdone with what looked like monsoons at times. Nevertheless the Movie captured the essence of the book well, apart from the weather. And I say that coming from Ireland myself. Parker is a frequent visitor to Ireland and knows it well. Present Limerick residents will resent the negative portrayal but that was the past.