SummaryCo-produced with RTÉ, the five-part miniseries dramatizes the 1916 Easter Rising for Ireland's independence from Britian through the eyes of three families.
SummaryCo-produced with RTÉ, the five-part miniseries dramatizes the 1916 Easter Rising for Ireland's independence from Britian through the eyes of three families.
If this sounds merely soapy, know that by the third hour, the English are executing rebels via firing squad, shops are being looted, innocent urchins are shot down and battle lines have been drawn between lovers and families.
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the bloody event over three nights, this five-part series is a bit like the uprising itself: Under-strategized, perilously emotional, more than a little short-handed. Passion, however, is abundant. So is spectacular acting.
In the three-night mini-series Rebellion, serious historical drama goes up against tedious soap opera, and the battle ends in more or less of a stalemate.
Rebellion clearly aims to create a wide array of viewpoints on this tense period in Irish history, but manages to sabotage itself regularly with questionable pacing and an ungainly bunch of under-developed characters.