Liam Neeson's most recent thriller has just landed online. In the Land of Saints and Sinners is set in Ireland and stars a host of familiar Irish faces alongside the Taken star including Kerry Condon , Colm Mean, and Ciaran Hinds .
Neeson takes the lead role of former assassin Finbar Murphy in the crime thriller which premiered in September 2023 at the 80th Venice International Film Festival and was later released in Ireland on April 26, 2024.
Finbar, who lives a quiet life in a rural seaside Irish village, hopes to leave his troubled past behind and stay far away from The Troubles in 1970s Ireland. However, he soon discovers that a member of the newly arrived group of sketchy men has been abusing a local girl and he is drawn into a vicious game of cat and mouse.
The film divided critics. Many reviews slammed it for its portrayal of Irish stereotypes . The Hollywood Reporter's unapologetically said "the paddywhackery’s as thick as the Oirish brogues and flavorful caricatures" and that the flick " leaned hard into Emerald Isle stereotypes , which made it remarkable that Neeson...managed to play it straight."
Despite this, it currently has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 81 percent and an audience score of 75 percent. This month, In The Land will premiere on OTT, meaning viewers can soon make their own mind up.
Meanwhile, when discussing his new film In the Land of Saints and Sinners , Neeson said he and his co-stars left their "egos at the door" and were always on time when shooting the thriller , which doesn't always happen in Hollywood.
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"We all leave our egos at the door," the Co Antrim native told The Hollywood Reporter. "When you’re called to the set, you go. You don’t wait half an hour or 40 minutes like some actors and actresses do."
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In the Land of Saints and Sinners is available to watch in the US on Netflix and also on Amazon Prime Video but for a rental price of $19.99.
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