The name suggests this the story of Christy brown but the film is far away from reality. The character of Dr. Eileen Cole was completely fictional . There was no such love story in Brown's life . Nothing much was shown about the difficulties that Brown faced due to cerebral palsy . Nothing much about his childhood and his parents grown him . The film ended immediately after his marriage because people want happy ending. But in his real life , her wife made his real miserable . Even if we forget about accuracy , this film still stinks. It's not a biography , it's a collection of some incidents of his life which hardly have any connection. It is supposed to be a story of a man with cerebral palsy but nothing much is shown about Brown's struggle due to that disease. Nothing about the equipments used by the doctors. And not many scenes between Christy and Eileen . I have to admit acting was great . Surprising that Hugh O' Connor remained unnoticed . Otherwise , a huuuuge letdown.

This film surprised me. I avoided it for a long time because it got so much praise and I had read the book and didn't want to be disappointed.I was wrong.This film surpassed any expectations I could have had. The acting is phenomenal. Daniel Day-Lewis showed me with this film he may be the best actor of our time (perhaps all time?). His showing of Christy Brown is astonishing. Moreover, he was able to convey that Christy was in fact not a likeable person. He was an angry, sometimes deranged and jealous alcoholic who hated how the world saw him despite all the obstacles he overcame.It should be noted that the the supporting cast were exceptional as well. Christy's parents and siblings all had a nice connection and it displayed the family just as it was. It was touching to see the times when they supported one another and Christy, in spite of his moodiness.The only part I didn't like is how they made the ending so perfect and "happily ever after." In reality, Christy ended up dying a sad alcoholic, abused mentally, physically and emotionally by his unfaithful wife. I understand why they did this, but the truth is always best - no matter how harsh.

Sometimes one movie can show you so much of life.. Teaches you the brutality, the sweetness, the harshness, the beauty of life.Life is not fair, and for a cripple it's far more tough, a child whose 10 years of his childhood was just to hold the chalk by his only active left foot to write a letter 'A'.From a child suffering from Cerebral Pulsy to become a Man Christy Brown and earning his name through his painting by his only active left foot was never so easy.But not even one time he saw the world from outside, nor he liked to be sympathized. He grew amidst all the harshness of society , to be recognizable. To fail in Love, to Womanising, from anger and frustration to Success, the journey was never been easy.Yes the journey is predictable in the end but the way this movie showed Christy Brown, like a man with all the negative qualities to show his positive side, is commendable.Very few movie inspires me so much.The movie is not about fantasy, not about scifi, not about neo noir gangstar mafia ballad,nor about dream and illusion reality, its about LIFE, and LIFE throughout. Hugh O'Connor what an acting.. Tears rolled down my eyes when you tried so hard to write the word 'MOTHER'.I have never seen a scene so intense.Daniel Day Lewis, I am awestruck, amazed,how you totally forgot you are not Christy Brown.. Any adjective to describe your portrayal of character will be insult to your acting. I am grateful to see you in this character , Always been a fan of your method acting, from LINCOLN to GANGS OF NEW YORK, you are surprisingly good, but this movie surpassed all. You deserved an Oscar,you got it, so does Brenda Fricker for portrayal of a mother who did not loose her hope. I will be forever grateful to this movie.The way it filled my heart with happiness and pain simultaneously.

"This is Christy Brown, my son. Genius." Down-to-earth, funny and surprisingly entertaining while avoiding the lachrymose, this 1989 Irish drama film 'My Left Foot', or 'My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown', is based off of the said character's own 1954 autobiography, depicting the constant daily struggles of an intelligent individual imprisoned in a body with cerebral palsy. From newcomer director Jim Sheridan and Shane Connaughton adapting Brown's story to a screenplay, we see in the span of almost two hours the life of a uniquely astonishing man unfold from a boy to maturity to well-respected and celebrated Irishman. But does this film truly capture Brown's story as a genius despite him being a spastic quadriplegic? Let's take a look.As a lad, Christy could not walk or talk, but still received love from his family, especially his caring, steely mam Bridget (Brenda Fricker, in an Oscar-winning role) while the rest of the clan sees him as nothing but a vegetable. But one day a miraculous even occurs when the now five-year-old Christy (Hugh O'Conor) sees his mam fall down a flight of stairs one day as she is in labor, and is the only witness as well. He is however able to get the attention of some neighbors. His unpredictable, alcoholic da (Ray McAnally, who died before the film was released in his last great role) never really believing in his handicapped son, becomes a supporter when he sees him using the eponymous appendage (the only body part he could actually control), to scrawl the word 'mother' on the floor with a piece of yellow chalk.Later on in the film, since time has passed, he is now played by Daniel-Day Lewis (a brilliantly deserved Oscar-winning beautifully bravura performance for such a demanding, meticulous role). He masters each nuance of facial expressions, precise movements of a twisted, rigid body and impaired speech flawlessly, and eventually overcomes his infirmity-with no apprehension of determination or ill will-to go on to become a painter, poet, author, find love and eventually marry. With his only controllable limb, Christy paints, scores goals in street soccer, lays bricks, fells an adversary in a pub brawl, attempts suicide and writes his autobiography. To see the world through the eyes of a man undeterred from his permanent state is confounding and yet we can not look away. The zeal in his soul ridden with angst, wonder and the will to laugh at life's circumstances, all the while longing to be accepted in society has, throughout his life shown in the time allotted, never dwindles. From examples as a man to flirting with his speech therapist (teaching him to swear when others are not wanted) to the innocent wonder as a boy with his brothers and sisters partaking in sweet, spooky Halloween street festivities, his outlook remains the same throughout his days while as those around him come to eventually laud his triumphs and travails as a unique and extraordinary human being.Paralleling with 'Rain Man', the same elements are here, but it is also here where we witness a more sentimental depth of human nature. It reveals a painful yet poignant portrait of an essentially paralyzed artistic character that at the film's conclusion we can do nothing but stand and cheer. It deviates from the standard Hollywood story to deliver dynamic realism, robust truths and an overall tour-de-force experience from watching the miraculousness of life within a man and his spirit, unafraid in beating the odds to pursue his visions and dreams. Though the real Christy Brown passed on at only forty-nine, this is truly one of those films that will live in the mind and heart long after one sees it.