In The Land of Saints and Sinners has delivered good reviews as audiences overall have enjoyed the new Liam Neeson Netflix action thriller.
A modern day western set and filmed in Donegal, Neeson as usual delivers his very best as a hired gunman up against the odds.
Filming for the movie took place in Kilcar and Glencolumbcille in 2022.
Many critics have labelled the movie as one of his best in recent times, with a strong supporting cast, including a fantastic performance by co-star Kerry Condon carrying the typical action scenes also.
Katie Walsh in the LA Times has labelled the film as “…a gem, the performances elevating an enjoyably pulpy thriller.”
Meanwhile, J. Kim Murphy from Variety describes the movie as finding “its essential tension in its approach to Neeson’s on-screen image — here, playing a gentle elder embedded in a quiet town, but also unforgettably an actor that has buttered his bread shooting up criminal henchmen for nearly two decades now.”
Empire‘s John Nugent describes the film as making “…the most of its setting, with the usual scenery — windswept clifftops, dry stone walls, rolling fields — bolstered by some strong performances… and at the centre of it all is Neeson, still as rugged and dependable as rock, still able to elevate this sort of material while making it look effortless.”
Danny Leigh in the Financial Times says that “Neeson is as sturdy as ever in a role Clint Eastwood might have played 20 years ago and a few thousand miles away. And Condon excels, giving a stock character a shudder of intensity and three dimensions.”
Overall reviews have been solid, with the movie sitting at an 82% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes from reviewers, and a 75% audience score.
