Hunger

Michael Fassbender

Directed by Steve McQueen

Rating: 3 stars

Based on a true story, Hunger is the story of Bobby Sands (Michael Fassbender), an Irishman locked in the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, during the 1981 IRA hunger strike. Bobby Sands started the hunger strike and lasted for six weeks up to his death.

This is probably the shortest review I'll ever write, embarrassingly enough, but there's not much to say. Hunger wasn't a long movie but its message was powerful; portraying life in the Maze Prison a little before the strike. It was hard to see how police treated the prisoners and how prisoners lived in their cell. The reason I rated this movie three stars though, is because it was slow. Do not watch this movie at night or if you feel tired. Michael Fassbender has a very, very, long monologue when he's talking to a priest and it's hard to pay attention since the camera is focused on him almost the whole time. I should probably give this movie another try but I would recommend this movie only to those interested in the history of this hunger strike.