Anonymous002
The name suggests this the story of Christy brown but the film is far away from reality. The character of Dr. Eileen Cole was completely fictional . There was no such love story in Brown's life . Nothing much was shown about the difficulties that Brown faced due to cerebral palsy . Nothing much about his childhood and his parents grown him . The film ended immediately after his marriage because people want happy ending. But in his real life , her wife made his real miserable . Even if we forget about accuracy , this film still stinks. It's not a biography , it's a collection of some incidents of his life which hardly have any connection. It is supposed to be a story of a man with cerebral palsy but nothing much is shown about Brown's struggle due to that disease. Nothing about the equipments used by the doctors. And not many scenes between Christy and Eileen . I have to admit acting was great . Surprising that Hugh O' Connor remained unnoticed . Otherwise , a huuuuge letdown.
leethomas-11621
Day Lewis and Fricker are superb but why do I get the feeling that this is only a part of the story, no doubt the most important part? I'll have to read the book to see if this is the inspiring true story presented by the movie.
Utanka Bhattacharya
Sometimes one movie can show you so much of life.. Teaches you the brutality, the sweetness, the harshness, the beauty of life.Life is not fair, and for a cripple it's far more tough, a child whose 10 years of his childhood was just to hold the chalk by his only active left foot to write a letter 'A'.From a child suffering from Cerebral Pulsy to become a Man Christy Brown and earning his name through his painting by his only active left foot was never so easy.But not even one time he saw the world from outside, nor he liked to be sympathized. He grew amidst all the harshness of society , to be recognizable. To fail in Love, to Womanising, from anger and frustration to Success, the journey was never been easy.Yes the journey is predictable in the end but the way this movie showed Christy Brown, like a man with all the negative qualities to show his positive side, is commendable.Very few movie inspires me so much.The movie is not about fantasy, not about scifi, not about neo noir gangstar mafia ballad,nor about dream and illusion reality, its about LIFE, and LIFE throughout. Hugh O'Connor what an acting.. Tears rolled down my eyes when you tried so hard to write the word 'MOTHER'.I have never seen a scene so intense.Daniel Day Lewis, I am awestruck, amazed,how you totally forgot you are not Christy Brown.. Any adjective to describe your portrayal of character will be insult to your acting. I am grateful to see you in this character , Always been a fan of your method acting, from LINCOLN to GANGS OF NEW YORK, you are surprisingly good, but this movie surpassed all. You deserved an Oscar,you got it, so does Brenda Fricker for portrayal of a mother who did not loose her hope. I will be forever grateful to this movie.The way it filled my heart with happiness and pain simultaneously.
treeline1
Christy Brown was born in Dublin to a very large, poor family. He had severe cerebral palsy and could only control his left foot. Without formal schooling, he became an acclaimed painter, writer, and poet.This movie is absolutely wonderful. I'd put off watching it because I expected it be maudlin and manipulative, but it's not; it's earthy and defiant and hopeful, just like Christy. Daniel Day-Lewis earned the Best Actor Oscar for his stunning performance which manages to convey his horrible frustration and longings without being overly-sentimental. He's really outstanding. Brenda Fricker won Best Supporting Actress; she's immediately likable and admirable. The entire cast is perfect and the story is truly inspiring.Heartily recommended.
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