Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

charlywiles After a daring Belfast bank robbery, a wounded Irish nationalist leader becomes the object of an intense police manhunt across the city. This is one of the great director Carol Reed's very best films and a landmark in the suspense/crime genre. It is beautifully filmed in black and white with brilliant use of light and shadow, expert camera movement and inventive visual effects. Virtually every shot is a work of art. The cast, headed by James Mason as the IRA leader, is magnificent. Mason gives one of the best performances in his legendary career and he considered this his favorite role. Kathleen Ryan, who would do anything for the man she loves, is also memorable as Mason's girl and Robert Newton is another standout (his scenes in the pub where Mason is being hidden are among the highlights of the film). Every part, large and small, is perfectly played, with most of the supporting players, including rebel gang members Cyril Cusack and Dan O'Herlihy, recruited from Dublin's legendary Abbey Theatre. Reed's crisp direction, the terrific script and outstanding editing help to build the tension all the way to the incredible climax . It is one of the masterpieces of British cinema. The picture was the very first film to win the BAFTA Award as the Best British Film of the Year.

evanston_dad James Mason stars as an IRA member who gets wounded and spends a long dark night being shuttled from one hiding spot to another by people who either honestly want to help or use him for their own personal gain.This is a strange film from Carol Reed, and a bleak one. It has a very cynical attitude about humanity, and a major downer of an ending. I wanted to like it more than I did, because I like Reed so much and the setting appealed to me. But it's very episodic in nature and hard to get into; we're supposed to feel compassion for Mason, but only because we're told to, not because the movie builds an argument for doing so. Mason's character is a blank slate whom we learn nothing about, so the film is a series of scenes detailing what may or may not happen to a random stranger. I get it, we're supposed to feel compassion for him not because we know him but simply because he's a fellow human being, an attitude that we're then supposed to extend to both sides of the IRA issue (or any war for that matter). But I can't help but feel the movie could have done a better job of making that point.Grade: B-

edwagreen The film starts with a great premise. When a robbery goes wrong, James Mason gets wounded and separated from his cohorts. The film is devoted to the police and Mason's loving girlfriend attempting to find him.The IRA is referred to as the organization and no further attempts are made to explain its function. I found this to be a major flaw. Instead, we are introduced to a myriad of characters where treachery, love, financial gain and insanity seem to abound here.Robert Newton portrays a crazed artist attempting to paint Johnny (Mason) as he is near death. Her love for Mason is so great and knowing that he has killed a man in the failed robbery, the woman plans an end to both of their lives so that she may go with him.The poverty of the area is well shown with the abundance of children in most scenes.

Eleanordent I was born and brought up in Belfast. Thus I find it very irritating that all the actors in this film speak either with English accents or with accents from the Republic of Ireland. I don't recall hearing one Northern Irish/Belfast accent. It portrays a Belfast which seems to have been manufactured entirely in Hollywood where everyone is misty-eyed about 'The Organisation,' clearly meant to be the IRA, and its perceived struggle against the tyranny of the forces of law and order. Despite this the performances, locations, filming, music and the entire atmosphere are mesmerising. Belfast has never looked so beautiful. Worth seeing for that alone.