Rijndri Load of rubbish!!

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Keeley Coleman The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Mike B This is a most convincing film; particularly the performance by Gerard McSorley as the father of the son who is murdered by the IRA. But really all the actors and settings give an authentic feel. This film could easily gone have over the top with histrionics, but it always does provide a strong emotional persuasiveness through-out.The film resonates without being overly political and the main purpose is to show how terrorist violence devastates not just one family – but several families. We follow as they try to obtain justice and bring to trial the murderers. They weave through Northern Ireland politics to attempt a closure on this dreadful act of terror. Unfortunately they never found it.

bbraat Behind the more sensational political subject of the film lies the quieter sub-plot of a father's love for his dead son. With the glut of movies dealing with a mother's weepy love for her children one might assume that women are the only parents that love their children or that hysterical tears are the only way to express love for one's child. In this case, that father, Michael, is told a dozen ways he should feel and another dozen ways he should act in order to take care of his family with no one wondering or caring what Michael feels or needs. Michael's explanation of his feelings to his wife near the end of the film manages to break the viewer's heart without sobbing hysterically. To his wife's credit, she opens her eyes, stops her whining, and finally thinks about her husband's feeling before her own.

javathehutt I do not believe I have ever seen a movie that more truthfully and compellingly captures tragedy than Pete Travis's Omagh.Omagh tells the story of the 1998 Real IRA bombing that killed 29 people in the city of Omagh, Northern Ireland, and the aftermath that followed. Yet what endears me to this film is that this could have been any town, any family, any tragedy. The film is completely without frills. It is one of the few films I've seen that does not romanticize death and tragedy. It has no towering musical score telling your emotions where to go (there is no score at all, actually), no dramatic final words, no sanguine epitaphs. Instead, Travis shows us what the camera usually leaves out -- the dirty dishes after the funeral party has left your house, the ubiquitous reporters asking for pictures of the deceased, the kind but nuisance of a neighbor offering help when you just want to be left alone.The technical aspects of the film were all very well done, as were the actors' performances. Everything about the film makes you feel as though you are looking through a window into what really happened at Omagh, rather than watching an screen adaptation of the events. Omagh is well worth a see.

Dibby Having just seen this film, I believe that some superlatives are warranted! The performances in this film are hauntingly powerful, most notably Gerald Mcsorley, whose immense portrayal adds credibility and resonance to the tragic story. The direction is magnificent...mostly shot in the style of a documentary, while refraining from actually being a mockumentary. This also adds weight. The fact that this creative, interesting and powerful film only finds a home on TV, rather than at the cinemas...while films like Sex lives and the Potato Men gets a general release, says a lot about the British Film industry!