Durkin’s moving, muscular tale will astound and captivate you, and is unlikely to leave a dry eye in the house. The Iron Claw is a spectacular triumph.
Despite Baker’s adept directional skills, and solid performances from the whole cast, Breath feels inconsequential, and the sombre visual and thematic tone feels like every other Australian social realist drama.
Paddy Considine’s long-awaited second film in the director’s chair is an emotionally manipulative disappointment, that has replaced the grit of his debut with a stale, maudlin predictability.