dphelan-1 I really liked Vincent Walsh as the lead. He was very convincing in both the family-oriented scenes and the action stuff. The impending tragedy and the mundane actions that led to it were well-played and very gripping. It was nice to see a number of veteran Canadian actors like Lynne Griffin and Graham Green in large and small roles. I also thought the subplot about German saboteurs was both nicely diverting and added to the suspense. While Canadian productions can never hope to compete with Hollywood for budget and special effects, they can provide a Canadian "feel" to a project and "Shattered City" does that very well.

scenicns I had friends that were in this movie so you will have to excuse my bias. First off the writing was adequate. I enjoyed the addition of some intrigue before the explosion, I had heard the conspiracy theories about German saboteurs before and the writers did a good job of myth building without re-writing history. The acting was pretty much the CBC standard which is acceptable in a docu-drama… what really stood out about this film was the terrible directing and cinematography, there was even one of those classic pan reaction shots when the disfigured soldier killed himself… the only place you see those is in comedy shows these days! Looking at Pittman's filmography I understand now why so many Canadian television shows have a similar look… and I mean that in a bad way.I'm very happy a movie was made in Halifax about Halifax and I am sure it will be shown to delighted junior high students for decades to come.

aspreadb1 Unfortunately like many Canadians I had never heard about this event in school. It wasn't until my 20th year when I visited Halifax for the first time that I learnt of this horrific tale. This movie did an adequate job at telling the story. The acting was competent as was the over-all story (although I thought the German spy thing came across as silly). I particularly liked the acting of the two youngest children of the family that this movie revolves around.I don't know if it was me or not but there seemed to be a lot more commercial breaks than in regular made for TV movies. As soon as the plot started moving it had to stop for yet another commercial break and being produced by the CBC and funded by corporate sponsors we see the same commercials over and over again which ruined my experience watching the movie.This is a story that needs to be told and should never be forgotten. It is as devastating as "Sept 11".

HfxGal I thought that this was a great movie. I just finished watching it and it was truly touching especially at the end. I saw many of the scenes being shot since I live in the city, but it was great to see it all together. A very well done movie!