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Gallowglass [1993]

John McArdle (Actor), Michael Sheen (Actor), Tim Fywell (Director) | Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over | Format: DVD
2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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  • Actors: John McArdle, Michael Sheen, Gary Waldhorn, Arkie Whiteley, Harriet Owen
  • Directors: Tim Fywell
  • Producers: Phillipa Giles
  • Format: PAL, Colour, Full Screen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: BBC
  • Run Time: 157 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B0041OGYYC
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 95,291 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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SYNOPSIS: When Sandor (Paul Rhys) saves Joe (Michael Sheen) from committing suicide he becomes "Gallowglass", indebted to him or his servant. But is Joe's devotion to his charismatic rescuer enough to lead him into the complex plot to kidnap the wealthy and beautiful Nina (Arkie Whitely) and what else are they all capable of and why?

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2.0 out of 5 stars Poor ending 31 Mar 2013
By D. Sedgwick
Format:DVD
Odd when watching a programme 20 years on, how many manage to excite and thrill again? Well not this one unfortunately. The plot us fairly silly from the opening suicide attempt by Michael Sheen right through to the relatronship between Joe and Sandor and including the entrance of Joe's cockney sister. Throw in the kidnap plot, the relationship between the Princess and the guy from Brookside and it gets more and more unconvincing the further it goes. However still worth a watch on a rainy Sunday.

It really badly falls apart at the end though. Sandor suddenly kills himself, from out of nowhere the Italian kidnapper who tried to kidnap the Princess originally turns up out of thin air and suddenly the Princess is killed (why?) suddenly Joe is sleeping with his sister who is not actually his sister anymore....It's a very sloppy ending and really lets the series down. The desire to provide a twist indeed several twists falls rather flat unfortunately. But the biggest mistake is to suddenly introduce Gianni int the plot five minutes before the end - just doesn't work and ruined what would have been an average drama.
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Amazon.com: 4.7 out of 5 stars  3 reviews
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tentacles of terror, softly applied. Unforgetable film. 28 Mar 1999
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Gallowglass had to be one of the most psychologically disturbing films that I have ever seen. It tells the story of a beautiful woman who hides herself away from the world after escaping from a band of kidnappers, one of whom, an Englishman, is desperately in love with her. It is this man who continues to haunt and terrorize the angelic victim, after her escape, expecting her to keep a promise she made to him while in captivity. The movie overwhelms you on many levels because you never truly understand what is happening or how terrifying the situations truly are until it is too late. The film creeps into you, and it leaves you horribly chilled and edgy. Although there are no graphically violent scenes, I would say that the film is violent, as well as sexually charged. Young children will not understand it. The film is most definitely for adults in that it examines the many nuances of human relationships, motives for action and the raw emotional sensitivity of love, lust, obsession, fear, edginess, loss and betrayal. Any woman who has ever said anything or done anything, for a man, out of fear for herself, as a means of her own self preservation, will feel this movie deeply.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Creeping Tension 1 April 2009
By John D. Cofield - Published on Amazon.com
Gallowglass is the third Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell's alter ego) novel to be televised by the BBC. It was originally released in the 1990s and sadly thus far has not been released on DVD or Blu-ray. It is the story of a young man, recently released from a mental institution, who falls in with a handsome and arrogant fellow who dominates, protects, and exploits him. The handsome young man is haunted by the memory of a beautiful woman he once helped kidnap, and he forces his pretege into a game of first stalking, then re-kidnapping, his victim. Also part of the story is another young man, divorced with a daughter he adores, who becomes the beautiful woman's protector.

This is another true Vine classic, with multiple twists and turns and surprises and a denouement which is part tragedy, part triumph. Its highly satisfying to watch, and will be worth viewing again and again.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very British 13 Mar 2012
By Desiree Bice - Published on Amazon.com
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I must admit I bought this movie because I am a Michael Sheen fan. I was pleasantly surprised that this movie, although dated, is very entertaining. Very smooth transaction with vendor. Thanks.
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