velezr-898-188713 Great story of love and hope. The actors were perfect for their part. This is a great story of love. Love is truth, everything else is smoke. A movie to encourage those that have lost and hope to found love again.

Lorienu-194-413908 It was very well done and kept my interest. Even gave me the "feels"

luminary888 I'm not going to explain the story, that has been done in other reviews. What I do want to say is thisThe end of this movie brought tears to my eyes, and literally almost broke me, because I have experienced something similar. No, I didn't live in a mental institution all my life, but the pain and heartache is the same, it's excruciating, at the loss of a lover, a family member (including pets), and especially the loss of your child. At the same time the movie brought pain, it also brought healing.Many movies can be confusing at first, and some stay that way until the very end. This was not confusing at all, you just needed to follow along, and know that eventually that everything will be clear and fit into place.An awesome movie, exceptional acting, and the music is beautiful, especially the end title "The Cry Inside," written by Brian Byrne and performed by Kelly Clarkson. It was absolutely gorgeous, a masterpiece. Listening to it, and paying attention to the lyrics, is what finally broke me...I sobbed"The Cry Inside" never goes away. Rose Kennedy explained it as follows ~"It has been said, 'time heals all wounds,' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone."

phd_travel This is a sweeping romantic drama that goes back and forth in time between the present with an old woman in an asylum and her younger self in "neutral" Ireland during WW2. Even though there is a clearly fictional quality to the story, the themes of the Irish conflict feel very real.Rooney Mara is eminently watchable. You can really believe her beauty is enough to drive the men in the small town to distraction. She really acts well here - wish she had more good roles.Theo James plays the villain, a lecherous priest. His face is actually quite suited to the cruel character - he should play villains more in the future. Eric Bana should be on screen more. Vanessa Redgrave wouldn't act in a mediocre movie. One fault is a lot of non Irish actors speaking with accents - need subtitles sometimes.This movie is saved by a good ending. A nice old fashioned ending that is feel good and doesn't leave you hanging.