Synopsis
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.
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Cast
- Stephen ReaFergus
- Miranda RichardsonJude
- Jaye DavidsonDil
- Forest WhitakerJody
- Adrian DunbarMaguire
- Breffni McKennaTinker
- Joe SavinoEddie
- Birdy SweeneyTommy
- Andrée BernardJane
- Jim BroadbentCol
Recommendations
- 100
Rolling Stone
Rea and Davidson are incomparably good in an exceptional film that is by turns darkly funny and deeply affecting. Though Jordan's control sometimes falters, it's a small price to pay for his daring. - 100
Chicago Sun-Times
One of a very few films that wants to do something unexpected and challenging, and succeeds even beyond its ambitions. See this film. Then shut up about it. - 100
Entertainment Weekly
By the time The Crying Game is over, you'll never look at beauty in quite the same way. - 100
Los Angeles Times
This offbeat emotional thriller is an unusually satisfying film, intricately constructed, surely directed and splendidly acted. [25 Nov 1992] - 100
The New York Times
Mr. Jordan's screenplay... is both efficient and ingenious. The physical production is as lush as the film's romantic longings. [26 Sept 1992] - 100
Washington Post
From the performances by Rea, Davidson and Whitaker, to Jordan's endlessly original script, to Anne Dudley's melancholy score, and Lyle Lovett's closing rendition of "Stand by Your Man," The Crying Game enthralls and amazes us. It deserves to be called great. - 88
Chicago Tribune
A crackling good movie. [18 Dec 1992] - 80
Chicago Reader
An adroit piece of storytelling from Irish writer-director Neil Jordan that's ultimately less challenging to conventional notions about race and sexuality than it may at first seem... The three leads are first-rate.
