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2/5 The Guardian Directed by Nathan Todd Written by Nathan Todd Edited by John Wright Cinematography Peter Holland Cast Colm Meaney | 4.5/10 IMDb 14% Rotten Tomatoes Produced by John Todd Starring Colm Meaney Running time 1h 39m Editor John Wright | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Music by Nick Glennie-Smith
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A Belfast Story is a 2013 Irish crime film written and directed by Nathan Todd and starring Colm Meaney. It is Todd's directorial debut.
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A belfast story trailer
Cast
Reception
The film received negative reviews and has a 14% "Rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter wrote in his review, "Nathan Todd attempts something similar in his debut feature, a murder mystery with political overtones, but his inexperience lets him down badly." He also added, "not even [Meaney's] heavyweight gravitas can save A Belfast Story from its weak script, sluggish pacing and one-dimensional characters."
Steve Rose of The Guardian gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "the plot scatters too many pieces about, putting the film's star off screen for long stretches."
Controversy
A month before its release, the film garnered controversy in Great Britain for the filmmakers' publicity stunt of sending a nail bomb kit to the media to promote the film. Nathan Todd later issued an apology.