Overview

• Early write-ups from the Los Angeles Times, New York Post and JoBlo commend Day-Lewis’s commanding return but describe the movie as uneven or thin.
• Ronan Day-Lewis makes his feature directorial debut with a screenplay co-written with his father.
• The story centers on estranged brothers in mid-1990s Northern England, with buried trauma linked to service during the Troubles.
• Critics repeatedly point to slow pacing, extended monologues and limited narrative momentum as key shortcomings.
• The film’s craft draws praise, including Ben Fordesman’s imagery and Bobby Krlic’s moody score, and it is now playing in theaters.