Review of Liam

Liam (2000)
7/10
Bleak,sad story of a near destitute family In Liverpool 60years ago
19 September 2002
LIAM is directed by Stephan Frears & that was the main reason I watched it, I viewed a very bleak, sad tale of a dysfunctional family in Liverpool during the 1930`s. The title character is 6 year old lad who has a speech impediment.Ian Hart is the father of Liam, a teen age daughter & an older son. The actress who plays his wife is a very hard woman to figure out,She seems to show no love for her family, BUT she does love them in here own way. This is also a tale of the Catholic Church & how the priests & teachers brainwashed the childem. These scenes came accross as anti-catholic in my eyes. The acting & direction are first rate, BUT this is such a sad bleak tale I find it hard to recommend.

My rating is mainly for the acting & settings, music & other production values.

*** 85 points/100 IMDb 7
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