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- One of the better films concerning the tensions in Northern Ireland, THE OUTSIDER stars Craig Wasson as a young Irish-American inspired by his grandfather's patriotic tales of fighting the British years ago.
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThe Outsider is vivid even if it isn't much of a character study, and energetic even though it's often clumsy.
- 50Time OutTime OutMore confusing than illuminating, it's a film which will rely more on its reputation than its achievement.
- 50Boston GlobeBoston GlobeThe "troubles" in Northern Ireland would seem to be an excellent dramatic vehicle: tension, violence, a people torn apart by religious, political, and economic differences. But writer-director Tony Luraschi turns it into a polemic. Speeches replace action and the dialogue is wooden. [14 Feb 2014, p.G31]