"Those lousy micks need to learn how to speak freakin' English"

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Review: "There is so much yelling in this film, nearly every scene, that it becomes a chore to sit through. Given the fact that the accents are so strong and the words so difficult to understand, the yelling begins to take on the quality of dogs barking - they are trying to communicate something but you will never know what they are saying, only that it is loud and irritating."

How it misses the point: Ken Loach's "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" is a thrilling account of the early 20th century struggle for Irish independence, and how conflicting ideologies eventually led to families being torn apart. Sure, the characters are Irish and have thick accents, but complaining that they're unintelligible is to miss the point. These freedom fighters were passionate about the cause, and they didn't care if their stirring rhetoric was understood by Americans.

Note: The movie is close-captioned for those who equate Irish brogue with barking dogs. Then again, this reviewer probably hates to read.