Amazon.com video review:
Daniel Day-Lewis won a much-deserved Oscar for his wily,
passionate performance as Irish artist and writer Christy Brown, whose
cerebral palsy kept him confined to a wheelchair. Filmmaker Jim
Sheridan (In the Name
of the Father) adapts Brown's own autobiography for this
spirited piece, focusing on the sometimes-difficult fellow's formative
years in his large family and in love with sundry women. Day-Lewis is
inspired, and Brenda Fricker (also a recipient of an Oscar for her
part in this movie) is almost luminous as Christy's dedicated
mother. So, too, are Ray McAnally as the hero's stormy father, and
Hugh O'Conor (The Young
Poisoner's Handbook) as the child Christy. All in all, this is
a complete pleasure for viewers. --Tom Keogh
