Starring: Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates, Sammi Davis, Christopher Fulford Directed By: Mike Hodges Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: MGM (Video & DVD) Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: February 04, 2003 Running Time: 108 minutes Theatrical Release Date: September 11, 1987
Description: Mickey Rourke (9 1/2 Weeks) gives "his finest performance to date" (L.A. Weekly) in this hair-trigger action-thriller co-starring Bob Hoskins (Enemy at the Gates), Alan Bates (The Sum of All Fears) and Liam Neeson (Star Wars: Episode I). A gritty tale of retribution and redemption, A Prayer for the Dying has "a brisk style and an edgy rhythm" (The New York Times) that will keep your heart racing in suspense until the final frame! Tormented IRA revolutionary Martin Fallon (Rourke) wants out of the endless cycle of violence and bloodshed. Unfortunately, the price for his freedom is to perform one last murder for a ruthless mobster (Bates). As the vicious world he's trying to escape closes in on him, Fallon's only hope for salvation may be the man he's been ordered to kill.
A Prayer for the Dying It is an excellent movie showing someone who has lost his taste for killing and the road he takes. The acting is very good and the story is excellent.
It isn't King Lear, but it's better than you think! I've read some pretty scathing reviews of this film, but I find every Mike Hodges film I've seen to be extremely interesting. This one is no exception. Bob Hoskins is said to be miscast---but I believed him. Alan Bates could read the phone book and I'd enjoy his work. And this is the only time I've ever liked Mickey Rourke's work. If you're exploring Hodges or you just want something a little different, give this one a shot.
Underated To me, this is one of the best, most powerful movies of all time!
To all you doubters, it proves that Mickey Rourke is a great actor!
Great movie - very faithful to the book If you have read and enjoyed the book then you will love the movie. Micky Rourke is excellent (this is still in the days when he could act) and so is the rest of this stellar cast. Well worth it.
Mickey Rourke is awesome in 'A prayer for the dying' Loved this movie, and thoroughly enjoyed Mickey Rourke's wonderful performance. It was my only chance to hear him speak with a very convincing Irish accent, and see him with reddish hair. Excellent plot, action, very nice cinematography and soundtrack. A real gem.
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