Omagh (2005)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

I am to young to remember the Omagh bombing but the film made you feel you were really their at the bombing and after.The movie is based on a real event when 29 innocent people died by a car bomb planted by the real I.R.A (Irish Republican Army) The film focuses on Michael Gallagher and his family who lost there 19 year old son Aiden in the bombing. This results in the rest of the family trying to fit in without Aiden but fail. They then join a support group hoping to bring the I.R.A to justice.Paul Greengrass(United 93,The Bourne Ultimatum) gives a fantastic script and Pete Travis does fantastic work in the direction and turns it into a movie that has you reaching for your handkerchiefs.It is very rare to see a cheap film with a small and unknown cast and even an unknown director and turn it into a fascinating and wonderful drama that couldn't be topped no matter how much Hollywood stars or money would be put in it was a rare but special treat with almost no mistakes. Omagh will be very hard to find in a DVD shop but once you see it all that work will be worth it.

What a moving experience watching this movie. You get a great idea of the troubles Northern Ireland went through, and how it affected England itself and Northern Ireland as well.You also get a glimpse of how it affected families of the dead and what they had to go through just to get recognition for these bombings. Gerard McSorley was superb in this film. It was almost surreal how good this man was in this film. Overall, this had to be the greatest film I have ever seen. And I was only 14 when I saw this film (15 at this moment) and I'm still touched by this movie.I recommend this movie to everyone not only interested in Northern Ireland and the troubles, but for someone who wants to see a moving, touching, and amazing movie.

But not excellent. Shot in the fashion of "Bloody Sunday," but the jittery hand-held cameras and "natural lighting" come off as contrived here and do not enhance the unfolding of the horror story that was Omagh on August 15th, 1998. I was in Ireland then, but in the South, when we heard the dreadful news.This film helps to fill in some of the background and make it all very real. Gerard McSorley plays the reluctant hero, Michael Gallagher, a shy mechanic, who is thrust into the spotlight by the other victims' families and heads up the Support Group that hounds the government and police forces for answers and accountability.Sadly, to this day, there has been no one charged for the atrocity and it appears that the police on both sides of the border, at the urging of politicians, were complicit in not pursuing a thorough investigation. The story carries one along, both in sympathy and a slowly dawning disgust at the way these unfortunate families are treated.Many small bit parts - Brenda Fricker plays the ombudsman who brings truth to the group. Good television fare but hardly worth the high end rental for the above noted irritants. 8 out of 10.

Having just seen this film, I believe that some superlatives are warranted! The performances in this film are hauntingly powerful, most notably Gerald Mcsorley, whose immense portrayal adds credibility and resonance to the tragic story. The direction is magnificent...mostly shot in the style of a documentary, while refraining from actually being a mockumentary. This also adds weight. The fact that this creative, interesting and powerful film only finds a home on TV, rather than at the cinemas...while films like Sex lives and the Potato Men gets a general release, says a lot about the British Film industry!