Great story of love and hope. The actors were perfect for their part. This is a great story of love. Love is truth, everything else is smoke. A movie to encourage those that have lost and hope to found love again.

What a stupid film compared with the books. Thousands of differences without any reason. Rose's beauty becomes the central motif but should be only one under several.

Absorbing and disturbing. Women were abused in this way many times. Put in mental hospitals on whims of church and of men. The acting was amazing! I am glad I stumbled upon this movie and watched it!

This is a sweeping romantic drama that goes back and forth in time between the present with an old woman in an asylum and her younger self in "neutral" Ireland during WW2. Even though there is a clearly fictional quality to the story, the themes of the Irish conflict feel very real.Rooney Mara is eminently watchable. You can really believe her beauty is enough to drive the men in the small town to distraction. She really acts well here - wish she had more good roles.Theo James plays the villain, a lecherous priest. His face is actually quite suited to the cruel character - he should play villains more in the future. Eric Bana should be on screen more. Vanessa Redgrave wouldn't act in a mediocre movie. One fault is a lot of non Irish actors speaking with accents - need subtitles sometimes.This movie is saved by a good ending. A nice old fashioned ending that is feel good and doesn't leave you hanging.