This Is My Father

Pros: Atmosphere, Acting, Cinematography
Cons: Modern subplot not fully developed, Irish story too cliched

Paul Quinn's bittersweet family drama, This Is My Father, is a marginally successful, multi-generational, love story that combines a romantic tragedy from the past, with a modern day man's search for his own identity, steeped in Irish ...

Pros: Lush, haunting images, poignant tale
Cons: point-of-view confusion, no clear path for main character to grow on

The Quinn brothers, Aidan in a starring role, Paul in the writing and directorial debut, and Declan in the cinematography (leaving Las Vegas and others) would have had a five-star success on their hands had the crew decided just whose story they were...

Pros: The story, the scenery, the acting
Cons: -

"This Is My Father" is a story of discovery. In it, James Caan 1) discovers who his father was and 2) discovers a bit about himself.

Caan is just about as good as it gets. I was particularly thrilled to see him in a true dramatic...

Pros: Poetic imagery evokes a society smothered by doomy superstition
Cons: Its contrived structure, filled with hackneyed interruptions

This Irish romantic drama is a uniquely personal collaboration of first-time writer/director Paul Quinn and his brothers Aidan Quinn ("Michael Collins," "Practical Magic") and Declan Quinn (cinematographer on "Leaving Las...

Pros: The movie had a very realistic feel and storyline
Cons: The movie could of had a different outcome

Today was the first time that i saw this movie, actually i was flipping through the channels and came across it.
I feel that the movie made me feel everything the actors were portraying. All the emotions, sadness, happiness,
worry, guilt,...