Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Kari Skogland

Writers:

Nicholas Davies (book)
Martin McGartland (book)

Release Date:

21 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

When you cross the line there's no going back.

Plot:

Based on Martin McGartland's shocking real life story. Martin is a young lad from west Belfast in the...

Plot Keywords:

IRA | Riot Police | Funeral | Shot To Death | Ireland

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Ben Kingsley	...	Fergus
Jim Sturgess	...	Martin
Kevin Zegers	...	Sean
Natalie Press	...	Lara
Rose McGowan	...	Grace
Tom Collins	...	Mickey
William Houston	...	Ray
Michael McElhatton	...	Robbie
Gerard Jordan	...	Kieran
David Pearse	...	Donovan
Joe Doyle	...	Quinn
Conor MacNeill	...	Frankie
Ewan Harts	...	Little Patrick (as Ewan & Oscar Harts)
Oscar Harts	...	Little Patrick (as Ewan & Oscar Harts)
Ciaran Nolan	...	Connie

Also Known As:

Man on the Run (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong brutal violence and torture, language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

UK | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | USA:R (certificate #45565) | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Ardglass, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

Company:

Brightlight Pictures

Goofs:

Anachronisms: (At 1:41:44) You can clearly see an poster add for iPhone when they are driving. iPhones were not around at the time the movie is set.

Quotes:

Grace: [Martin slaps Grace on the butt] Don't you eva do that again!

Soundtrack:

Hit the Ground Running

Great Movie and Worth Seeing!!! Great performances by all.

I saw the film at the Toronto Film Festival and liked it a great deal. The film is violent in parts, but this violence is necessary to truly show the times and the conflict that was going on between Ireland and England. I felt that both sides were presented in the movie, never showing too much favor to one or the other. It was a terrible and long period in UK history with far too much death and hate and this movie makes it clear for those of us that have little knowledge of it. I had no idea that this conflict went on for the length of time that it did or how the IRA operated before viewing the film, nor did I know that the IRA was as operational today as it is, they found Martin in hiding and tried to kill him again in Canada years later.

Jim's performance as Martin was excellent and believable as was Ben's. I recommend spending the time to see the movie when it is released.