well and i will start by admit i be not a john ford fan . ( i watch the informer only because i be try to work my way through a list of the great . ) so if you be and just move along and cause youre not go to agree with me . what an overwrought and dated piece of silliness this be . i will say that there be a good idea for a movie here ( it make me think about how few film there be about the irish revolution ) but and a usual and ford be determine to bury it under over acting and cheap sentiment . i suppose it somewhat interesting to watch for a while in order to see the less than seamless transition that be be make from the silents to the talkie the act style of some of the principal have that overbroad quality endemic to early film and movie do feel a if it might play good with title card than spoken dialogue . ( of course and title card would prevent ford from restate every bit of emotion six time . ) what dialogue there be usually have a theyre always after me lucky charm . quality that be aggravate by the fact that each actor seem to have be allow to use his or her own personal version of an irish accent . of course and as bad a they be and the accent be helpful in remind u be in ireland because the set mostly look a if they be drag in from from some german expressionist piece be film on the next soundstage over . ( it feel a if and with an eagle eye and you might see some villager off to torch dr. frankenstein in the background . ) technique change . taste change . so i would not go off on how crazy it seem that this film be so acclaimed in it day . but it not one of the classic that hold up more just fair warn about the kind of over simplified malarkey to which ford be go to devote his career .