I can only assume that it is even harder for a child to go through the rigours that the role requires, but O'Conor is brilliant. It is a joy to watch.Īn honourable mention also needs to go to Hugh O'Conor, who plays the younger Brown. It is an extremely effective and realistic portrayal of someone suffering from cerebral palsy, and the actor goes gung-ho with both the physicality expressiveness required for the role.

What Day-Lewis achieves, therefore, is even more admirable. And rightly so: he is absolutely fantastic as Christy Brown.Īcting is difficult at the best of times, when you're playing a fully-functioning human being. Day-Lewis had already proved his acting chops in the excellent 'My Beautiful Laundrette, but it was this movie that put him on the map globally. However, when talking about 'My Left Foot', there is one thing that stands out above everything else that being Daniel Day-Lewis. All of these things are worthy of mention. I could probably also talk about the role of women in Christy's life, from his mother and sisters, to the loves in his life. I could talk about how the film does a good job of showing how the attitudes towards Christy Brown changed as Ireland's own political landscape changed. I could spend this review talking about the film's excellent portrayal of working class Ireland, and the working class Irish family specifically. Using his left foot, the only part of his body he had proper control over, the young man learned to write and paint. Growing up in a life full of poverty and extreme prejudice, Christy defied everyone's expectations. 'My Left Foot' is the remarkable story of Christy Brown, born into a working-class Irish family with cerebral palsy. Reviewed by jafar-iqbal 10 / 10 It's the Daniel Day-Lewis show!! It is worth every second, just for the indomitable spirit it portrays. This is another one of those films I had heard about for many years.

I felt I was in the room with Christy Brown. I forgot I was viewing actors and forgot about it being a movie. She is not blind and realizes what a difficult road there is, but she is there always. It is again a mother's love and great bearing that keeps the ship afloat. To have been considered retarded and somewhat worthless. One can only imagine weighing this great burden the body has placed on this man and for him to also have faced the taunting of his peers and his family. The two actors that portray Brown, Daniel Day-Lewis and his young counterpart, bring him to life with incredible believability.

This is about recreating a personality and it is done with painful realism. This film is about a man who overcame incredible odds and produced some incredibly impressive work. Reviewed by Hitchcoc 10 / 10 Astonishing Performance!

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