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Middletown Reviews

2006

50
from 941 members

After almost an entire lifetime spent in religious instruction, Gabriel returns to his small Irish town as the new preacher. But the town is full of drinking and gambling, and Gabriel's younger brother Jim and sister-in-law Caroline are no exceptions. Soon Gabriel learns that Caroline does not attend church, runs the local pub .. Read more

Starring	Eva Birthistle, Gerard McSorley, Charlene McKenna, Daniel Mays
Director	Brian Kirk
Genres	Thriller

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  Papists
  
  More Catholic bashing, isn't religion terrible, backwards Irish Catholics etc. Smarmy metropolitan atheists will lap this up. I've never met anyone ... read more »
  
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  - Private Widdle
  - Royston Vasey
  - 13 Mar 2007 at 11:18
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  Celluloid Marmite
  
  Opinion is clearly divided with regards to this film, and I thought that it was excellent. It was well- paced and moving with some superb performances from a ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Jul 2008 at 21:11
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  Middletown
  
  i didn't enjoy this film so would not recommend it
  
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  - England
  - 18 Jul 2008 at 13:50
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  Watching this film was like waiting for a meal when you are starving and being served up a measly portion of prison slops. The only emotion it stirred in me ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Entirely True
  
  This film raised feelings of horror in me that have been dormant since my Irish childhood. Comfortable people in comfortable countries, i.e. countries outside ... read more »
  
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  - 02 Apr 2008 at 08:33
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  The message escaped me
  
  I just couldn't get past the facade of this movie - it had a decent enough cast and premise, but I struggled gamefully for about 30 minutes then gave up. ... read more »
  
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  - Yorkshire
  - 13 Jan 2008 at 19:27
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  Wildly melodramatic
  
  Wildly melodramatic tale of a Northern Irish Reverend who returns to his hometown as the new Vicar and encounters sin amongst his family and flock. He makes ... read more »
  
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  - Oxford
  - 30 Oct 2007 at 20:50
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  - 1
  Dullsville
  
  Even when fast forwarding bits of this film it still feels like a five hour detention.
  
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  - East Sussex, England
  - 07 Aug 2007 at 10:37
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  Nastiest film I've ever watched.
  
  I rented this film hoping to see Matthew MacFadyen looking dishy.
  
  However, he doesn't!
  
  It's by far the nastiest film I've ever... read more »
  
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  - Wales
  - 13 Jul 2007 at 17:24
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  Should be renamed - Middleshit
  
  I thought this would be great from the reviews, etc. But it was not. Don't waste your money.
  
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  - kjh
  - 10 Jul 2007 at 21:17
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  oh dear!!
  
  if you want to know what religion is like without the Spirit of God.......watch this and be warned.
  
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  - England
  - 07 Jun 2007 at 10:47
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  Papists
  
  More Catholic bashing, isn't religion terrible, backwards Irish Catholics etc. Smarmy metropolitan atheists will lap this up. I've never met anyone ... read more »
  
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  - Private Widdle
  - Royston Vasey
  - 13 Mar 2007 at 11:18
- - 3
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  Celluloid Marmite
  
  Opinion is clearly divided with regards to this film, and I thought that it was excellent. It was well- paced and moving with some superb performances from a ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Jul 2008 at 21:11
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  Middletown is striking and moving!
  
  This is one of the most stiking films I've seen in a long time. Great performances and bold cinematography make for an intense journey.
  
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  - London
  - 07 Mar 2007 at 11:17
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  Masterpiece
  
  This is a gritty drama,well acted and powerful that shows how religion and mans interpretation of the bible can lead to destruction in peoples lives.
  
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  - 18 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Apr 2007 at 22:12
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  God awful MIM (More Irish Misery)
  
  I'm 49 and a Dubliner living in London these 22 years; I, like most of my friends in our mid 20s ran out of Catholic Ireland to get away from many things. ... read more »
  
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  - 06 Jun 2007 at 22:24
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  The message escaped me
  
  I just couldn't get past the facade of this movie - it had a decent enough cast and premise, but I struggled gamefully for about 30 minutes then gave up. ... read more »
  
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  - Yorkshire
  - 13 Jan 2008 at 19:27
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  Customer Review
  
  Watching this film was like waiting for a meal when you are starving and being served up a measly portion of prison slops. The only emotion it stirred in me ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Unrelentingly Dull
  
  After 15 mins of watching this (still nothing had happened) I said to my wife 'this is going to take us down to a deeply depressing place and just leave us ... read more »
  
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  - Surrey, England
  - 27 Apr 2007 at 15:33
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  Boring as hell.......
  
  sorry but i woudl save two hours of your life!
  
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  - ncl
  - 08 May 2007 at 12:37
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  Grim!
  
  I met the writer of 'Middletown' (Darragh Carville) a few times and I enjoyed his gritty but funny stage play 'Dumped' but I have to say that ... read more »
  
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  - 25 May 2007 at 14:47

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  After almost an entire lifetime spent in religious instruction, Gabriel returns to his small Irish town as the new preacher. But the town is full of drinking and gambling, and Gabriel's younger brother Jim and sister-in-law Caroline are no exceptions. Soon Gabriel learns that Caroline does not ...