2014 · historical · politics · drama
Jimmy's Hall
Directed by Ken Loach1h 46m2014
Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.
Our read: Jimmy's Hall (2014) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded historical · politics · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured historical / politics, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
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“You want Ken Loach Irish community spirit, jazz dance, and gentle class struggle tonight.”
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