A Nightingale Falling (2014)

A Nightingale Falling: Directed by Garret Daly, Martina McGlynn. With Tara Breathnach, Muireann Bird, Gerard McCarthy, Brian Fortune. Set in Ireland during the War of Independence, two sisters lives are changed forever as they care for a wounded soldier. What transpires is a tragic love story of a household and its inhabitants, caught in the crucible of dark deep secrets.

“Thereu0026#39;s nothing that I can point to as being at fault, but think it wouldu0026#39;ve made a better TV adaptation than a full length feature. The setting and period were convincing, and one did get a sense of menace from the situation. The acting was fine. All in all though it just didnu0026#39;t really engage and take off. I never really reached the point of caring very much about the three central characters, and I canu0026#39;t say the acting was totally to blame. I feel the script couldu0026#39;ve been better, a lot more couldu0026#39;ve been made of the situation, it didnu0026#39;t lack drama, but didnu0026#39;t really live up to the possibilities, and seemed obvious at times. Its not a bad film, but not a great one either, hence the score.”