Over the years films have featured the disquieting subject of Irish political unrest and terrorism. The Informer (1935) is still one of the best. The Devil's Own (1997) is one of the worst. Being forced to listen to Brad Pitt attempt to sound Irish is torturous. A Prayer For The Dying is a good film with a fine performance by Mickey Rourke. Mickey Rourke sounded Irish. I grew up surrounded by Irish kin. They didn't sound like Brad Pitt. They sounded even less like Tom Cruise (Far And Away - 1992). Mickey Rourke's performance as a conflicted IRA hit man is disturbingly believable.
Review of A Prayer for the Dying
