A Belfast Story (2013)

I’d like to see a film set in Northern Ireland that isn't wholly political, but until then I’ll settle for Colm Meaney doing his best Gene Hackman cop with a weight on his shoulders impression.
Someone is killing off aged individuals with suspected IRA membership in what appears to be a crusade of poetic justice. Meaney is tasked with finding out who is responsible before it reaches an inevitable conclusion: a return to war. But does he really want it stopped?
It’s a gritty drama with some astute observations about life during and after the Troubles, but the motivations of the higher ups is muddy and poorly defined. More clarity and a better ending would've helped.

3 shit-storms out of 5