Hoping to leave his dark past behind him, former assassin Finbar Murphy leads a quiet life in a coastal Irish town, far from the political violence that grips the rest of the country. When menacing terrorists show up, Finbar soon discovers that one of them has been abusing a local girl. Drawn into an increasingly vicious game of cat and mouse, he must choose between exposing his secret identity and defending his friends and neighbors.
In The Land Of Saints And Sinners is directed by Robert Lorenz director of Trouble With The Curve (2012) and The Marksman (2021).
After so many Liam Neeson action thriller movies that ranged from bad to below average, here is one that is actually quite decent (which is shocking since Lorenz directed The Marksman (2021) It's not anything groundbreaking and is most definitely flawed, but this is a bit different from what we normally get from these movies.
For one thing Liam Neeson's character is far different than any of the characters he's been playing for awhile now, the performance as Finbar Murphy is a bit more grounded and actually does get some character development. He also works well with Kerry Condon who I would argue is the best part about the film. She delivers a solid performance that is quite effective at certain points.
The atmosphere is also pretty effective as well, it matches this mysterious feel the film is going for and actually moves the story along well…until the second act. The second act is rough to get through there's absolutely no getting around that, the pacing goes from being nice and breezy to slow as molecules and it does hurt the film in the long run. Having that said the third act delivers quite well and rewards the viewer for being patient, there are some script issues along the way that cause a few bumps in the road but for the most part the movie does get back up on it's feet during the final act rather than staying down.
In The Land Of Saints And Sinners is available on all VOD platforms.
6/10 C+
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