The story focuses on a priest in an Irish church in a small village where everyone knows each other. The film starts with a confession in which the person confessing tells the priest that he will kill him the following Sunday. Not to be deterred, the priest goes about his daily business of helping his parishioners. Across the course of the film, he is confronted with some of the worst of humanity and begins to question his role and how it had changed.
I think one of the reasons I liked this film is that it does delve in the recognition that we all have our challenges in life. Some are big, some are small, but we deal with them as we can. I can see the different people representing different levels of sin, as well. There are some deep dives and it fits in well with some of my nihilistic outlook on life.
The first act is more hopeful and the second act flips that ideal. The third act is a culmination of these two, as it should be.
Brendan Gleeson does a great job, as always. I wasn't a huge fan of The Banshees of Inisherin so it was good to see a film with him in it that I liked. (I didn't hate Banshees, I just don't see what the fuss is all about).
Overall, this film felt very 'human'. I felt each character brought something to the table. My biggest complaint is that they show the confession right out of the gate but the voice is so recognizable that it was not a surprise on whodunit.
Yes, I'll recommend this one.
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