"Funny the way things go. Don't you find that
Jimmy? Never the way you would expect it."- Dil.
No words can better describe Neil Jordan's "The Crying Game." It's unpredictable and unconventional, and created a lot of talk in the film world upon its release in 1992. Much of the excitement was over the film's big secret, and it will shock you.
"The Crying Game" revolves around Fergus, an Irish Republican Army member who takes part in the kidnapping of Jody, a black British soilder stationed in Northern Ireland, but the plan goes wrong from the start. Fergus befriends Jody and learns much about Jody's life, especially Dil, Jody's girlfriend. The friendship is short lived, however, because the plan goes wrong again. After this catastrophe Fergus flees Northern Ireland to England, where he searches out Dil. The two form a relationship, and the movie gets even more complex as the plot goes along.
Few films have as much depth and complexity as "The Crying Game." It's part drama, part romantic story, and part thriller. At the core of all the complexities in the film is a subtle character study, and this is what ties them all together. Fergus learns things about himself that he never would have dreamed of.
"The Crying Game" is a quintesential cult-classic, and one of the best films of the last 10 years. For those people who want more than the average love story on Valentine's Day, or just like their movies arty, then "The Crying Game" might make a good choice. It will not fail to surprise anyone with all its quirks.
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