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A
young man, Gar O'Donnell, debates with his on-screen alter-ego
whether or not he should leave the depressing environment
of his home and town and migrate to stay with his aunt in
Philadelphia. Through Gar, the audience is taken on an emotional
rollercoaster, as he ruminates on what he is leaving behind
- his family, his friends, his first love, and we discover
the seemingly stagnant reasons for leaving Ireland are also
the reasons that he cannot bear to leave...
Philadelphia,
Here I Come is
a powerful, and somewhat moving movie which examines the dilemma
of one young man as he starts to take responsibility for his
own future. Should he accept his lot in life and stay where
his roots are? Or spread his wings and find another part of
the world to call his home?
This
movie is a compelling essay on Ireland and its émigré
history, the country's relationship with America and what
it means to be Irish. But it is also a tale about growing
up and making tough decisions about fading dreams and lost
loves.
Donal
McCann turns in a very strong performance as Gar, as does
Des Cave as Gar's imaginary alter-ego. Unlike the other movies
in this series, Philadelphia,
Here I Come doesn't
feel like a play that has been transferred to celluloid. It
stands up as a powerful and moving drama.
Some
of the extras are a little dull, but I really enjoyed the
interviews with the movie's director, John Quested and Edie
Landau, who is the executive in charge of the American Film
Theatre.
This
movie will certainly take you on an enjoyable voyage - it
may even show you a few nasty home truths about yourself...
You may start to question whether you are really achieving
your full potential? Or whether you are wasting a valuable
life?
Nick
Smithson
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