Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
A friend told me this movie was great and kept insisting I see it. Maybe I'm stupid or I missed something, but I just didn't get it. I don't really know much about the history of the Irish Civil War but I'm guessing that the relationship between the two primary characters may have been an allegory for the larger conflict that was occurring on the mainland. I don't know. In any case, I agree that it was boring and I'd say ridiculous. But there were a few funny moments and Colin Farrell was pretty good.
I enjoyed the movie.
I haven't quite worked through the symbolism. I know nothing about the civil war either. I might have thought the five fingers represented northern ireland if it were five counties instead of six. God/Mary were looking down on all their actions but I haven't hashed that one out either. The animals seemed to be in the know at all times and there is probably something to one keeping a little donkey and the other keeping a smart border collie as a pet.