Dear God, who decided that Neeson would play Collins? For those (seemingly select few) of us who have seen 'The Treaty' (qv), we strutted and fretted while Uncle Liam locked horns with, of all people, Rickman.
I have to say this, and it genuinely hurts to do so in the reflection of anyone prepared to depict the struggle for Irish independence: Neeson should have played Devalera, Rickman should have played Griffith, and Gleeson should have played Collins. I say it hurts, because I feel deeply uncomfortable dismissing Jordan's attempts to educate the rest of the world about the War of Independence. All the above aside, it was a good story; pity the characters were so badly mis-cast.
I have to say this, and it genuinely hurts to do so in the reflection of anyone prepared to depict the struggle for Irish independence: Neeson should have played Devalera, Rickman should have played Griffith, and Gleeson should have played Collins. I say it hurts, because I feel deeply uncomfortable dismissing Jordan's attempts to educate the rest of the world about the War of Independence. All the above aside, it was a good story; pity the characters were so badly mis-cast.