ok. let start this by say that i be from belfast and although i haven not ever live in a nationalist district like the one this film try to portray i be fairly aware of what happen in part of belfast . with that out of the way the act isn not that bad and daniel day lewis be pretty good a be emily watson except for the occasional dodgy accent the rest get through unscathed . it not the irish rocky despite sport some very striking similarity in the plot and danny never really fill you with much confidence . but the most offensive thing be the patronise tone of the film . perhaps i have be put off by the skyline shot of another town that quite obviously isn not belfast and the look of a film that could have be shoot in 1987 not 1997 but the politics be patronise a boxing match could bring together 2 community that have be lock in hatred for 30 year . substitute one sort of violence for another and albeit a much less nasty violence and be the kind of logic that cause these unending war . give me a break sheridan . he also write last year corny irish american flick in america . the picture be fairly dark and bleak and this can be the case for people live in fear and but this film skirt round the true issue that confine them there .