Interesting rather than essential viewing, Goran Paskaljevic's How Harry Became A Tree (check out that title!) is set in 1924 and follows Harry (Meaney) and his increasingly tenuous grasp on his sanity. After losing his wife and eldest son, Harry believes that the world is against him, so he decides to fight back, instigating a feud with local publican George (Dunbarr). When Harry's gentle but dim-witted son Gus (Murphy) falls for George's daughter, Eileen (Kerry Condon) it's obvious that this feud will have to cease. But Harry can't separate his son's feelings from his own, and inevitably disaster ensues. Another film based on an ancient text - this time around, it's an old Chinese folk tale - How Harry Became A Tree is indisputably a well-acted film, with Meaney delivering one of his best screen performances as a man tortured by himself. The material may wander into the realm of the absurd too frequently to make it truly indispensable, but this is a well shot and acted film.