I love this movie so much

Very best movie i ever watch

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

I watched this at home on DVD while my wife was on the golf course. One has to have his priorities straight!It is set alternately in 1942 and the 1980s. Two actresses play the same character, young 20-something and older 70-something.Rooney Mara, all 5'-3" of her, is the younger Rose and Vanessa Redgrave, all 5'11" of her, is the elderly Lady Rose, who we find is in a state facility for 40+ years in Ireland. She was accused of murdering her newborn baby and institutionalized because of it. The institution has been sold and will be turned into a hotel, residents are being removed. A doctor, Eric Bana as Dr. Grene is specifically chosen to evaluate Rose. His task is to unravel hier story and get to the truth. Rose claims she did not kill her child and he believes her.The other key character is Theo James as Father Gaunt.Much story time is given to Rose in each period, the movie is very well made and the acting is first rate. A really good story made into a really good movie.SPOILERS past this point, be advised. As the story unfolds we begin to get hints that Dr. Grene, who is the right age, might be the long lost son of Rose. He goes to his childhood home and digs through a box of old photos and letters, finds his baptismal certificate and a letter from his parents, he realizes who he is and in the end takes Rose home.

Roseanne McNulty must vacate the soon-to-be demolished mental institution in Roscommon, Ireland that she's called home for over 50 years. The hospital's psychiatrist, Dr. William Grene, is called in to assess her condition. He finds himself intrigued by Roseanne's seemingly inscrutable rituals and tics, and her fierce attachment to her Bible, which she has over the decades transformed into a palimpsest of scripture, drawings, and cryptic diary entries. As Grene delves deeper into Roseanne's past, we see her as a young woman, whose charisma proves seductive. We learn that she moved to Sligo to work in her aunt's café, fell in love with a dashing fighter pilot), and that a local priest fell tragically in love with her. Rooney Mara in my opinion is a very overrated actress and this film shows it she's really wooden and boring in most of her films with a few exceptions of course such as Side Effects or Lion. The rest of the cast doesn't do much either for example Eric Bana who just goes from one place to another doing nothing for the entire movie plus i didn't feel any emotion coming from the cast or their characters in general if you're a fan of Mara you might enjoy it but for everyone else? Skip it. (0/10)

This is a sweeping romantic drama that goes back and forth in time between the present with an old woman in an asylum and her younger self in "neutral" Ireland during WW2. Even though there is a clearly fictional quality to the story, the themes of the Irish conflict feel very real.Rooney Mara is eminently watchable. You can really believe her beauty is enough to drive the men in the small town to distraction. She really acts well here - wish she had more good roles.Theo James plays the villain, a lecherous priest. His face is actually quite suited to the cruel character - he should play villains more in the future. Eric Bana should be on screen more. Vanessa Redgrave wouldn't act in a mediocre movie. One fault is a lot of non Irish actors speaking with accents - need subtitles sometimes.This movie is saved by a good ending. A nice old fashioned ending that is feel good and doesn't leave you hanging.

What a great movie.If you liked The Notebook and know a bit about the conflict between the Republic of Ireland and Britain, it's a must see.Terrific cast - Vanessa Redgrave (Call the Midwife), Eric Bana, Theo James (Divergent), Aidan Turner (Poldark), Rooney Mara (Lion), Adrian Dunbar (Line Of Duty), Jack Reynor - very fitting music and very emotional.There were a couple of times when I wished documents had stayed on the screen slightly longer so that I could have read the contents but that won't be a problem when the Blu-ray and DVD come out, which I'll definitely be adding to my collection.