Michael Collins

"Rickman plays the prim Eamon de Valera as a chilling counterpoint to Mr. Neeson's robust, roaringly good performance as Collins."

"A watchable and mostly well-judged film on a worthy subject..."

"Despite some mild deviations from historical fact and a reliance on cheap period scenery, this movie has heart..."

"With the exception of wooden Julia Roberts as Collins' farm-bred girlfriend, the casting is right on the mark..."

"(The film) has the look and feel of authenticity..."

"This is Jordan's most ambitious and satisfying movie - a thriller with a real sense of scale, pace, menace and moral import."

"A film of tremendous action, incident and momentum."

"The film’s biggest problem was its lack of focus."

"A film that is less probing, less thoughtful than its director's claims and aspirations for it."

"Neil Jordan's mature, passionate biography of the tragic Irish evolutionary takes a considered, intelligent stance..."