5.9
A Prayer for the Dying
1987
Killing a priest on a Sunday. That’ll be a good one.
After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
After being threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
Brendan GleesonFather James Lavelle
Chris O'DowdJack Brennan
Kelly ReillyFiona Lavelle
Aidan GillenDr. Frank Harte
Dylan MoranMichael Fitzgerald
Isaach de BankoléSimon
M. Emmet WalshThe Writer
Marie-Josée CrozeTeresa
Domhnall GleesonFreddie Joyce
David WilmotFather Leary
Pat ShorttBrendan Lynch
Gary LydonInspector Stanton
Killian ScottMilo Herlihy
Orla O'RourkeVeronica Brennan
David McSavageBishop Garret Montgomery
Mícheál Óg LaneMícheál
Mark O'HalloranPrison Officer
Declan ConlonFather
Anabel SweeneyGirl
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The cast is great. Quite an ensemble with Gleeson delivering yet another fantastic performance. The photography and landscapes are beautiful ... but that's about it. The movie is quite a mess with no clear story line other than showing a collection of dysfunctional characters. The ending is quite a bluff. It starts strong to dissolve slowly like sugar in coffee.
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