My Left Foot, 1989

A film that could have been ordinary but for the exceptional performance by Daniel Day-Lewis. Although the true story of Christy Brown is quite inspiring, it takes much more than a story to lift a film to a higher art form. Day-Lewis is adept in not only capturing the physical disability that plagues Brown but also in embodying the romantic and artistic angst that truly stands as Christy Brown's greatest obstacle. Day-Lewis lifts the spirit of Christy-Brown and gives it universal truth, applicable to all humanity. The film is also helped by its brevity as there’s no doubt that a longer movie would have sagged at times and audience interest waned. The frame narrative structure, told from Christy Brown's perspective through flashbacks, also connects the events of Brown’s life and illustrates how each event helped form the human that Christy becomes. A film that has no need to indulge in sentimentality, My Left Foot is inspiring and captivating as Daniel Day-Lewis gives life to the film through his magnificently crafted performance.

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