What Richard Did

This critically acclaimed Irish movie is earnest and has moments of realistic emotion and heartbreak, but I found the whole thing deadly dull - to the point of apathy. Way too much time is spent setting up the story and introducing us to the characters, none of whom are all that interesting. I'm all for good exposition, but this is just a group of teens drinking and making out and doing all the things teens do. We learn practically nothing beyond the bare bones of what is required for us to understand what will soon transpire. Reynor is actually quite good - I vaguely remember him from MIDSOMMAR, a movie I loved so much a few years ago. And while I love a good ambiguous ending, this feels like the last reel of the film was stolen. A couple moments between Richard and his dad are very moving, but considering the severity of what happens here, I found myself cold throughout. Abrahamson also made the Oscar-winning ROOM, another critically acclaimed film I couldn't recommend. So perhaps Lenny and I simply don't mesh. It happens. - Jeff Marshall, Movie Blogger (Facebook)

The movie was okay but the ending left u perplexed

A very disappointing ending.

Beautiful movie! Beautiful scenery, good actors and a plot that makes think about life and its surprises.

Dublin'de bir okulun popüler çocuğu olan, geleceği parlak görülen Richard'ın bir yaz gecesi kıskançlık ve öfke sebebiyle bir anda değişen hikâyesi. Kevin Power'ın romanından sinemaya uyarlanan film ne vicdani meselelere, ne de iç çatışmalara taraf tutarak bakıyor. Meselesini ağırlığı ve tarafsız kalayım derken derinleşememesi nedeniyle yeterince iyi aydınlatamıyor. Tutup da bir Raskolnikov beklemeyin.

This movie is loosely based on Kevin Power's Bad Day in Blackrock, a novel itself loosely based on a real story, so I do not think there is much reality in it, although the best thing in "What Richard Did" is that feels real, honest. Shame that the film does not have much more going beside that: a simple morality story that does not feel neither new nor particularly intense.

It was an okay movie with good acting. I was just expecting something worse what Richard did, it sure was horrible but I'd be more interested in something more torturous.

The star is good, as he's been in other films, but the movie doesn't have much story to tell.

Sharing the central character's name meant I needed to discover what Richard did and I'm glad I did because it was a very decent film. It's essentially about a young man living a privileged life in Dublin. Richard's parents have provided a comfortable life, he has a great group of friends, he is well liked and respected and he's just met the perfect girl. What follows is a story about the split decisions we make at the height of our emotions, and the consequences of this on the world around us and the people we love. I thought Jack Reynor was superb in the central role, a character desperately trying to keep up the facade that everyone has grown so used to while at the same time his world is crumbling around him. Having previously directed Garage, and later, Room, the director is skilled at creating fragile worlds where emotional and moral conflicts are heightened.

The plot sucks. No introduction of characters. No characters the audience is made to care about. The bad guys are bad and the good guys are bad. This movie is NOT worth the high marks it's got. It's boring AF!