Rick Pan I've been getting overall information from IMDb for quite a while. Couple of days ago, I accidentally read a list called 'Best Irish movies'. By double checking, or triple checking or even more maybe, because I was too upset to count and I couldn't find this film, which made me terribly upset about till now. For those who haven't see this film, you need to see this film before you want to make any comment on Irish films. Secondly, Paul Greengrass has set up a new standard of handy cam producing. I believe many late comers learned a lot from him. It's such a brilliant work. All these intense scenarios, conflicts and faces built in this film are not just impressive, I would say it's unforgettable. Sometimes, people move on because life told them to. But sometimes, people cried and fought because no more they can hold on to. This film, is definitely & absolutely the BEST Irish film, EVER.

heddlu Good film, excellent documentary feel and given the subject not as one sided as it could have been - riots etc are chaotic for all concerned - as to those transatlantic posters with comments like "When a government is not OF the people, as the Derry government definitely wasn't, the resentment is real, true and deserved", they only show how little they understand - the type of person who probably donated to NORAID and sings rebel songs at a bar! Not a good day for anyone including the British Army and understandably an event that stoked up support for PIRA. Its interesting to note comments by people who served over there who also consider it has the right feel - though when did the Paras refer to subunits as squadrons as happens at one point? Btw one reviewer (from Australia)wrote "The officers of the army DID arm its soldiers, with powerful rifles, tear gas cannisters, heavy artillery and tanks" - heavy artillery and tanks" - I'd LOL if this wasn't a serious subject - tanks and artillery - where were they - exagerrating matters doesn't really help anyone - and to be honest being as they were soldiers they would be armed with rifles wouldn't they?

CountZero313 Greengrass brings his own brand of Cinema Verite to one of the UK's most notorious and shameful episodes in living memory. The iconic image of one brave soul waving a white hankie as he carries a wounded comrade is faithfully recreated, signaling the director's intent to give an interpretation, but an accurate interpretation, of the events that unfolded that day.The film's documentary-style works, just as it does in United 93. That film famously cast unknowns so as not to detract from the power of events. Here, Nesbitt's presence does at times seem jarring, but only in the early moments as he goes on to give an outstanding performance as the convivial Ivan, overwhelmed by a massacre no one could have predicted. The panic of the crowd, the echo of the shots being fired, the incredulity of the reactions - all are believable, and powerfully so. Were the Paras as deliberate and calculating as the film makes out? Isn't there a chance this was a few low IQ numbskulls whose ill-discipline got out of hand? The portrayal of the UK military in particular marks this film out as polemical in its handling of the material. However, given the obfuscation and emotion swirling around Bloody Sunday, how could it be otherwise? Anyone interested in history who thinks they can get it from a film should not be allowed to handle sharp cutlery. However, as a start point to generating curiosity about this event, the film is well-executed. Hopefully, it can be used to begin the social education of future generations as The Troubles start to slip from living memory. Greengrass has made this niche of film-making his own, and on this outing, that niche is in good hands.

michelle having been born in England and never truly understood or been taught the full story of Ireland and England's long lasting disputes -having been raised in Australia since i was 8 and born in the 80s,after this event occurred-i watched this film to gain a solid understanding of why i came from a town thats so heavily attacked by the I.R.A -Birmingham... what i felt when i finished this film shocked me ........ i am a huge horror fan ,so the idea of me crying as i watch a film is very rare -i think three films other than this one have succeeded in my 28yrs of life- but when i ended my viewing of "bloody Sunday", i was still wiping my eyes . it is a very powerful ,well recreated retelling of the Bloody Sunday massacre and James Nesbitt was absolutely astounding and his final speech brought me to tears as i wondered why this had to occur at all .....i say this film is a must see for everyone -just like films like Hotel Rwanda , American History X ,or This is England