My Left Foot

Pros: Great true story, Daniel Day-Lewis
Cons: Nada

Released in 1989, My Left Foot, the semi-autobiographical story of Christy Brown, is certainly among the most famed, touching and inspirational in movie history. Christy Brown was born with cerebral palsy, a disease that rendered him paralyzed with the ...

Pros: Beautiful story, amazing acting, fabulous direction...
Cons: ...

Occasionally a film comes along that is brilliant, delicate, and emotional. The emotional aspect is the hardest sell for me. Usually sentimentality and unrealistic drama are mistaken for realistic emotions in mainstream cinema. Rarely does a movie come ...

Pros: Oscar-winning performances by Daniel Day-Lewis and Brenda Fricker; incisive, no-nonsense treatment of disability
Cons: One difficult-to-watch scene

During the next few days, I'll be reviewing three "Irish" films. I've got a wee bit of Irish in me (about 1/8th), so I say I'm entitled to opine on these films and I'll knock down any man who says otherwise! The quotation marks around "Irish" are ...

Pros: Interesting story of Irish Working Class dealing with Disability
Cons: Unsympathetic Lead Character

When researching some information on the film Gaby, a True Story, I found a lot of mention of the film My Left Foot; both films were made in the same year and were up against one another in the battle for awards.

My Left...

Pros: Timmeh!
Cons: From now on, CP stood for "cerebral person." He was a cerebral person.

I am retroactively inducting this review into my series of reviews about that one Best Picture Oscar nominee from each year that no one remembers. Read more about it at http://www0.epinions.com/conte nt_254500507268. My Left Foot ...

Pros: Good extras, powerful film, standout performances from Brenda Fricker and Daniel Day-Lewis.
Cons: Terrible video transfer.

Christy Brown was born to a large Dublin family (he had 13 surviving siblings) in 1932. Born with severe athetoid cerebral palsy, Christy was unable to speak or control his limbs. At that time, the only course of action was to institutionalize CP ...

Pros: Daniel Day Lewis, excellent writing
Cons: none

I,like Christy, am physically disabled. However, I do not require a wheelchair permanently, have difficulty with my speech, nor are my muscles as full of spasicity as his. Like Christy, I was doted on by my mom, who was always there for me, especially...

Pros: cast, story, direction
Cons: ending, brawl in pub

"My Left Foot" is based on a true story, the life of Christy Brown. Born with cerebral palsy in a lower middle class Irish family, Brown overcomes severe physical handicaps and local prejudice to become a noted painter. "My Left...

Pros: good all around movie
Cons: none

I'm a sucker for heart-felt, feel-good, under-dog stories - but none compare to the story of Christy Brown's life. This is a great movie for anyone, anytime. The plot revolves around a boy born with cerebral palsy during a time in which children with...

Pros: A dramatic and uplifting true story about one remarkable individual, Christie Brown.
Cons: none.

Although it strays somewhat from the original book about his life by Christie Brown, "My Left Foot" is truly an inspiring film.

The movie chronicles the journey of Christie Brown, his family, poverty and severe crippling illness. And yet,...

Pros: The realism of Irish slum life. The victory over very tough odds.
Cons: The pub brawl scene.

This true story of artist and writer, Christy Brown, was impeccably performed by all cast members. I felt that the child who played Christy in his young years should have won the Best Actor Award (and this is not to take anything away from the very...

Pros: Great acting!! The young boy should have won an oscar!!
Cons: Can't think of anything wrong with this film.

From the beginning to the end, I wondered why it took me so long to see this movie. I saw this movie on the recommendation of my friend. So, I finally rented it. It is like a modern day "Helen Keller". One man's struggle to let the world...