Ken Loach has taken a despicable episode of modern Irish history -- the 1933 deportation without trial of one of its own citizens, James Gralton -- and made a surprisingly lovely, heartfelt film from it with Jimmy's Hall.
Jimmy's Hall
Where Anything Goes and Everyone Belongs.
2014 · 1h 46m · PG-13
Drama, History
Directed by
Ken Loach
Overview
Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.
Director and cast
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What we're left with is an odd, only fitfully engaging hybrid of The Quiet Man and Footloose, which neither packs much of a punch nor is particularly nimble on its feet.
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