Falling for a Dancer
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Movie Reviews of Falling for a Dancer
Movie Review: It took me back to Ireland
Summary: 5 Stars
I had just returned from a two week vacation in the south and west of Ireland when I watched this movie and I was not disappointed. I have seen many movies set in Ireland over the years and Falling for a Dancer is the best one ever. I found all the acting to be superb and the story very believable. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys anything Irish.Movie Review: Falling for a Dancer
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved every second of it and if you like BBC types of drama this is excellent. i was born in Ireland and its very much what living in the country was like at that time.Movie Review: A woman's rise above so many adversities
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a heartbreaking epic tale about the difficult road a young woman must travel when she breaks the rules of social acceptance. It's hard for a modern young woman like myself to fathom that a mere seventy years ago, this was the fate of an unwed mother. Elizabeth's life is turned upside down when she becomes pregnant, and has no idea where the father has gone. Social restrictions leave Elizabeth with two unappealing choices: Admittance into a Magdalene convent or marriage to a farmer twice her age whom she has never met. She chooses the latter and is determined to make the best of it, but the harsh, cold, and desolate landscape of her new home is a metaphor for the fate of her marriage. Her husband Neely, is very possesive and treats her like a piece of property. He is particularly leary of his Cousin/ Neighbor, Mossie, who he calls a "Land Grabber". They have been fueding for years over the ownership of family property which also gives way to Neely's fearful possesiveness over Elizabeth. Elizabeth Dermot Walsh gives a fantastic performance as the fictional Elizabeth, who has been so severely beat down yet stays incredibly strong throughout all the tragic twists and turns of her life. The most impressive scene is towards the end when Elizabeth kneels at the grave of her stepdaughter and blames herself for her death. That point is the culmination of so many emotions. It shows how Elizabeth has given all she can to rectify herself for all the wrong-doing she feels responsibility toward, but at this point feels she has failed. The acting is very powerfull in this scene.
I am giving four stars only because I felt that the ending was a bit abrupt. It is sad right up until the end, then there is an admition of love and bam -- a wedding and happy ending. I feel like if you are going to make a movie four hours long there is no reason for an abrupt ending.
This is a fantastic movie for anyone with an interest in women's studies, social influences, period films, or you just want to see a good old fashioned tale of a person rising above so many adversities. If you like this movie, a good supplement would be "The Magdalene Sisters". It will show you what would have been in store for Elizabeth had she admitted herself into the Magdalene Convent. It is not for the faint of heart though, as it is much more brutal and depressing. It will make you angry, but will give valuable insight into the bleak choices that faced Elizabeth in Falling for a Dancer.
Movie Review: Powerful and Romantic
Summary: 4 Stars
Wonderful period drama/romance. It reminded me of Far From the Madding Crowd mixed with a dash of Pride & Prejudice - all set in rural early 20th Century Ireland. Mossie Sheehan is every inch the devoted Gabriel Oak; and when he hunts down and returns the silly step-daughter who has run off with a lover, it's reminiscent of Darcy's search and delivery of Lydia. That said, it isn't a five-star series. The wigs are horrific. Elizabeth settles a little too easily and quickly into the role of mother (particularly to another woman's children) and adjusts a little too happily into rural life for a woman who was raised in the city as solicitor's daughter. But all faults are forgiven on my part when Mossie Sheehan declares his love - twice (sort of). My knees buckled and I had to get a drink of water to recover my senses. All in all, the most romantic series I've seen in a long while (not counting Gaskell's incomparable North & South). You won't be disappointed.Movie Review: Great movie, but what the heck was Beth thinking???
Summary: 4 Stars
As you might have guessed, I rented this movie solely for the chance to see young Colin Farrell, he is in his early 20's when this Irish, made for TV 3 and 1/2 hour miniseries was made, and he plays a young lad of 19 who falls in love with a woman who because of an unexpected pregnancy is sent to marry a 40 year old widower at the age of 19. This movie has almost all aspects of both the good and bad of life, love, hate, rape, hope, murder, tragic accidents, everything. It's well worth seeing for all the performances, not just Colin Farre's, although he did do an excellent job.