It is the story of a kind-hearted priest who appears to still be facing a difficult path and is under threat when he falls into dangerous confession. Now, this man is forced to fight with the forces of darkness during some period.
It serves as a marvelous showcase for Gleeson, a great old-lion actor who shows, in the film's many close-ups, a quiet, weary yet unbending faith, and a face on which emotion can play like a wave on the beach.
Movie Mezzanine
April 28, 2015
McDonagh's rotted-out take on the Stations of the Cross is a strange film, often hilarious yet always heavy and forlorn.
The tension of Calvary is fitful at best, and much of the movie trips into silliness, but in Brendan Gleeson -- in his proud bearing and his lamenting gaze -- we see the plight of the lonely believer in a world beyond belief.
