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Hennessy (Roadshow) The dynamics of the Irish struggle have never lent itself to cinema, except for John Ford’s The Informer, but this Samuel Z Arkoff production is miles away from Ford’s sense of style. A fictional tale of a man pushed too far with the accidental death of his wife and child (played by a very young Patsy Kensit), who then attempts revenge by blowing up the royal family at the opening of the British parliament. Both the British police and the IRA are anxious to stop him. A good premise but let down by heavy handed direction and ridiculous false Irish accents by American actors Rod Steiger and Lee Remick. In the end the whole thing looks like a long episode of The Professionals, the only thing missing was Body and Doyle smashing doors down. Originally banned throughout Britain because of its revolutionary premise, but the finished product is a bit of a let down. Give me John Ford any day.
Kerry Buchanan
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Rip It Up, Issue 110, 1 September 1986, Page 8
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