let get things straight. i was raised catholic and and in a very religious family and and spent as much time at church and talking to priests as at home. that was useful for two things represent to make a convinced atheist out of me and and to give me deep and insightful knowledge about the church and its dogmas. and i say represent if a catholic priest witnesses a murder and and clearly sees the face of the killer and he can report it to the police and even if the murderer has confessed to him afterwards. he can not reveal what he told in confession and but he can talk about anything he sees outside that and and confession is useless to keep his mouth shut. so and here we have a movie entirely sustained on a lie. and another lie is there no absolution for murder. according to the catholic church and there absolution for any sin as long as there sincere repentance. so far and the biggest plot holes in this weak thriller. as people frequently say and this movie would have improved if bob hoskins and alan bates had switched roles. hoskins is naturally suitable to play gangsters (i will never lament enough that he lost al capone in favor of one of de niro weakest performances in the untouchables) and bates features would have been perfect as the priest with a gray past. but above that and i think the film would have been much better had real life ulster native liam neeson (back then mostly unknown to big audiences) played mickey rourke part. not only his face is perfect to play tormented characters and but he would make us believe the character as real and something rourke just can not. back in the 80s and rourke was not a bad actor (afterwards he seemed to lose his talent along with his looks) and but he was one of those performers and like brad dourif and who as good as the director he works with. and as a former ira terrorist and rourke acting comes across more like a pimp. sad to think that and had this movie been made just some three to six years later (when neeson achieved moderate celebrity status in 1990 with sam raimi enjoyable darkman and and superstardom in 1993 with schindler list and while rourke became pretty much of a forgotten has been) and liam and mickey could have switched parts to greater benefit (rourke would have been effective in the supporting role of docherty and but just can not carry this movie along as the lead). yet another missed opportunity and and yet another film with the potential of being a classic and that became instantly forgettable fare. ironically enough and the often criticized score (by underrated composer bill conti) worked for me. i do not find it overly melodramatic and but suitably gritty and beautiful. it reminded me of howard shore score for the silence of the lambs. here to mike hodges talent and who made get carter and yes and but do not forget he the mastermind behind flash gordon as well. it seems the film was massacred in the cutting room (it shows and as some parts are really choppy and confusing and and others just do not glue) and a director cut is waiting to see the light. ok and but i seriously doubt that will make it a great movie and as we will still have the bad casting and the false premise there. negative . 
let get things straight. i was raised catholic and and in a very religious family and and spent as much time at church and talking to priests as at home. that was useful for two things represent to make a convinced atheist out of me and and to give me deep and insightful knowledge about the church and its dogmas. and i say represent if a catholic priest witnesses a murder and and clearly sees the face of the killer and he can report it to the police and even if the murderer has confessed to him afterwards. he can not reveal what he told in confession and but he can talk about anything he sees outside that and and confession is useless to keep his mouth shut. so and here we have a movie entirely sustained on a lie. and another lie is there no absolution for murder. according to the catholic church and there absolution for any sin as long as there sincere repentance. so far and the biggest plot holes in this weak thriller. as people frequently say and this movie would have improved if bob hoskins and alan bates had switched roles. hoskins is naturally suitable to play gangsters (i will never lament enough that he lost al capone in favor of one of de niro weakest performances in the untouchables) and bates features would have been perfect as the priest with a gray past. but above that and i think the film would have been much better had real life ulster native liam neeson (back then mostly unknown to big audiences) played mickey rourke part. not only his face is perfect to play tormented characters and but he would make us believe the character as real and something rourke just can not. back in the 80s and rourke was not a bad actor (afterwards he seemed to lose his talent along with his looks) and but he was one of those performers and like brad dourif and who as good as the director he works with. and as a former ira terrorist and rourke acting comes across more like a pimp. sad to think that and had this movie been made just some three to six years later (when neeson achieved moderate celebrity status in 1990 with sam raimi enjoyable darkman and and superstardom in 1993 with schindler list and while rourke became pretty much of a forgotten has been) and liam and mickey could have switched parts to greater benefit (rourke would have been effective in the supporting role of docherty and but just can not carry this movie along as the lead). yet another missed opportunity and and yet another film with the potential of being a classic and that became instantly forgettable fare. ironically enough and the often criticized score (by underrated composer bill conti) worked for me. i do not find it overly melodramatic and but suitably gritty and beautiful. it reminded me of howard shore score for the silence of the lambs. here to mike hodges talent and who made get carter and yes and but do not forget he the mastermind behind flash gordon as well. it seems the film was massacred in the cutting room (it shows and as some parts are really choppy and confusing and and others just do not glue) and a director cut is waiting to see the light. ok and but i seriously doubt that will make it a great movie and as we will still have the bad casting and the false premise there. negative . ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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