This is what will appear next to your ratings and reviews. With Rooney Mara, Eric Bana, Aidan Turner, Theo James. As Grene delves deeper into Roseanne's past, we see her as a young woman (Mara), whose charisma proves seductive. But at the outset, it seems to have everything going for it. Want to behold the glory that is ' The Secret Scripture ' in the comfort of your own home? (Toronto International Film Festival). Goes from a fairly forgettable romantic drama into a full-tilt fiasco. FINE PRINT & DISCLAIMER: Flicks's official rating: Pretty good, but not perfect. By signing up, you agree to our terms & conditions and privacy policy. Keep track of the movies you’re waiting for, rate/review movies and get the latest movie news. Directed by Jim Sheridan. "Roseanne McNulty (Redgrave) must vacate the soon-to-be demolished mental institution in Roscommon, Ireland that she's called home for over 50 years. A maudlin adaptation hampered by low energy and lapses of logic, The Secret Scripture does a disservice to the book it is based on, and the Irish history it plunders. Rating: M, Mature themes, sex scene and coarse language, The Haunting: Season 2 - The Haunting of Bly Manor, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 7, Find Trailers, News, Reviews and Features. All the window dressing in the world isn't enough to hide the fact that this misbegotten load of old tosh really doesn't add up to a coherent or credible yarn. Avoid. It doesn't take too long for Jim Sheridan's period romance "The Secret Scripture" to contort itself into a befuddlingly bungled mess. He finds himself intrigued by Roseanne's seemingly inscrutable rituals and tics, and her fierce attachment to her Bible, which she has over the decades transformed into a palimpsest of scripture, drawings, and cryptic diary entries. A woman keeps a diary of her extended stay at a mental hospital. Eric Bana and Rooney Mara shine in adaptation. We never truly understand her and Mara quickly becomes visibly bored. To post ratings/reviews we need a username. A maudlin adaptation hampered by low energy and lapses of logic, The Secret Scripture does a disservice to the book it is based on, and the Irish history it plunders. Beautifully dark, but the tidy ending feels forced. We learn that she moved to Sligo to work in her aunt's café, fell in love with a dashing fighter pilot (Jack Reynor), and that a local priest (Theo James) fell tragically in love with her." There aren't any user reviews for this movie yet. Full review 2.0 Young Rose, initially feisty, becomes an unknowable non-entity. Sign up for FLICKS weekly updates - what's new & awesome in cinemas. The hospital's psychiatrist, Dr. William Grene (Bana), is called in to assess her condition. Vanessa Redgrave, Rooney Mara and Eric Bana star in this adaptation of Sebastian Barry's award-winning novel directed by six-time Oscar-nominated director Jim Sheridan. Jim Sheridan's first Irish movie since The Boxer has trouble unpicking its mysteries, opting for a romantic soap that sees Rooney Mara's heroine face ostracism after falling for Jack Reynor's RAF pilot in '40s Sligo. It is an elegantly crafted, expertly acted old-fashioned weepie that manages to sell a whopper of a plot that would bring a blush to the cheeks of Nicholas Sparks.
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