i dislike this film intensely and leave during the scene where the loyalist gang be shoot up by the british . the film effectively blame the people of ni a be the cause of their own trouble . it suggest that the 25 year war be a question of intransigence and nothing to do with britain partition of ireland and domination of it history i. e. ni be create by britain in 1921 irrespective of the wish of the rest of ireland . the character be portray a hapless fool and even though i despise loyalist paramilitary they be fight for a cause maintain their artificial privilege over the catholic community . it be a known fact that british intelligence collaborate with loyalist during the war and no doubt to keep the catholic at bay and demoralise republicanism . ninety value about amachismo and masculinity etc be transpose on to 1970s belfast and be portray a part of the supposedly unique irish psyche which lead to violence . the stupid song from the woman in the club old ireland of green field . blah . blah . be give a symbolic stature and i. e. poor young fool fight for an impossible cause . tedious and ahistorical and cheap and nasty trash . osullivan have make a personal statement on a conflict which require serious political analysis .