24 Ocak 09, 15:49. & yalin, etkileyici ve zorlayici bir ilk film. herkese gore olmadigi kesin... oyunculuklar, uzun planlar ve yonetmenlik tam ayarinda. inanilmaz bir film! inanilmaz bir siyasi film.

Incredibly powerful, relying on realism and relentless imagery instead of dialogue to drive the point home. Fassbender is excellent -- deserves recognition for the conversation with the priest alone. The flashback at the end is unnecessary and the film veers too close becoming a hagiography, but this is still a powerful, well executed film that I never want to see again.

I know what is happening here, and I appreciate the genius behind it, but there just seems like there's some disconnect between this movie and my heart. I never really felt swept up in it. (The closest I got was during the conversation between Bobby Sands and the priest, which is definitely the best part of the film.)

Painful to watch a lot of the time, but overall really powerful. I liked it a whole lot.

Faultless masterpiece which blew me away. Film of the year. Harrowing, profoundly moving window on the extremes men will go to for their beliefs. From the breathless opening through the much vaunted central stand off, McQueen never puts a foot wrong and brings a mesmeric pace and artist's eye. I could gush all day ........ you must see it.

Brutal, violent, disgusting, but sadly accurate. Fantastically well made film on the director's debut, but it's hard to say I enjoyed the film simply due to its content.

83.000

I watched this film to learn more about the Irish Troubles, and to be honest, I learnt nothing. Instead, Director Steve McQueen (no, not that one, a different one) presented me with a graphic and emotionally painful meditation on human conviction. Too bad you already have to know a fair bit about the Irish troubles to fully appreciate it: some more background context on Irish Republicanism and the era would've made this film far more captivating than it already was.

Second watch: Even better. An inspired, brilliant way to tell this story, and just so beautifully shot. FitFortDanga has some valid points in his review, but for me, the film is so effective that it doesn't really matter.

Very graphic look at a hunger strike.

Let them eat cakes.

It left me staggering.

This film is split up into 3 parts. The first part is the "dirty protest". The second part is a huge monologue with very few cuts with Michael Fassbender and a priest. The third is the hunger strike. All 3 are entertaining, shocking, and real. The third however is the one that sticks with me the most. Maybe because I'm not depressed, or have any desire to become a martyr, but that is fucked up. I have no idea how this is a directorial debut by anyone. It feels very professional and stylish.

People are saying the half-hour dialogue sequence in the middle of the film is the best part? Uh...well, I'll go ahead and claim the opposite: it felt out-of-place and bloated in an otherwise tremendous directorial debut, which, for me, was so powerful BECAUSE it didn't rely on dialogue. It was a truly visceral, contemplative experience, and I really do feel that the 'dialogue' sequence brought this down for me. Still, pretty great.

The single shot dialogue scene between Fassbender and Cunningham is astounding.

Hunger is a good Movie...no doubt, itīs disturbing, shocking, provacting and of course critical of society. Some scenes go thraight into your face like someone beats you with a sledge hammer. Hard to watch, I donīt need that one again. But compliment to MC Queen for great Work as Director.

That 17 minute sequence blew my mind. Amazing. After that sequence I have a whole new respect for actors.

I thought that the first act was pretty poor, but thankfully the rest of the film was much better. The story is told well without relying on a lot of dialogue, and the one dialogue heavy scene is very well-written.

Absolutely astonishing display of talent in this film, most notably Michael Fassbender whose getting more and more exposure each year but I'd put my money on this being his finest performance for his entire career, to be honest. His physical display is a sight to see and it shows a lot of commitment to the project, much like Christian Bale's horrific transformation for The Machinist four years prior. This guy has serious talent and the exposure he's getting is fully deserved.

Unique. As minimalist and visceral as it's title. Hunger. There's no emotion. Only the urgency of the body, the gestures and the standing.

A very grown-up film, perhaps lacking in sufficient background for someone who didn't live through the times.

More horrific than most horror movies. Though I may not want to revisit it, I do praise it for being incredibly engrossing while abstract. These images cut like a knife.

Powerful and nicely done.

Brutal, unflinching realism. Powerful acting. Stellar cinematography. Fassbender's monologue is one of the best I've ever had the pleasure to see in a film. Its technical excellence would merit an even higher rank, but the story is intentionally a bit bare and incohesive. That choice doesn't prevent the film from being a masterpiece, though. It's remarkable to think this is a directorial debut; I can't wait for McQueen's future output.