Irish Film Institute -REVIEW ROUND-UP: BALLYWALTER, FLORA AND SON, & R.M.N.

REVIEW ROUND-UP: BALLYWALTER, FLORA AND SON, & R.M.N.

This week’s titles at the Irish Film Institute from Friday, 22nd September 2023 includes Ballywalter, Flora and Son, and R.M.N. Read on for a selection of reviews or pop in to make up your own mind!

BALLYWALTER

“The chemistry between Patrick Kielty and Seána Kerslake is excellent.” 4/5 – RTE 

“Kerslake brings an edge and unpredictability that animates a carefully shaded story.” – The Irish Times 

“Kerslake drives the action, literally and figuratively.” – The Guardian

“The script has a sharp insight into human emotions and drills down to the bone to get at them.” – Entertainment.ie 

“Quietly moving and affecting” – No More Workhorse 

FLORA AND SON

“It does have a sizeable heart.” 4/5 – The Irish Times

“Hewson is terrific” – Independent.ie 

“Hewson does an impeccable job as Flora, the movie’s heart and soul.” – RogerEbert.com 

“Musical crowd-pleaser plays a simple but sweet tune” – The Guardian 

“Small of scale, unabashed in its pop sincerity, and irresistible.” – Variety 

R.M.N

“Urgent, fiercely intelligent migration drama from a modern master.” 5/5 – The Irish Times 

“Wraps the dramatic coil tighter and tighter with immaculate precision.” 4/5 – Little White Lies 

“Further evidence that Mungiu is one of the world’s most interesting dramatists.” 3.5/4 RogerEbert.com 

“Mungiu’s riveting latest feature finally reaches these shores with all its prescience intact.” – Totally Dublin 

“Mungiu’s touch is so deft and his filmmaking so enlivening” – The New York Times 

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