Waking Ned Devine
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Movie Reviews of Waking Ned Devine
Movie Review: Warm and very, very funny.
Summary: 5 Stars
Frankly, it probably helps to be either Irish or to be familiar with the English / Irish sense of humor to really appreciate this film totally. There are too many funny situations throughout the film and to try to single one out as 'the funniest' is impossible but you will laugh heartily when the two main characters/ connivers go to Ned's home and find him dead from the shock of winning the lottery and they try to arrange his body, (after purloining the lottery ticket), and the apperance of his house so as to allay any suspicion when the police come to take charge of the situation and Ned's false teeth pop out of his mouth and they try to re-insert them. They appear to be genuinely hysterical and their laughter is infectious. See this film. If you are a fan of English / Irish comedy, you'll enjoy this one over and over as you re-visit it over the years.Movie Review: Funny, Quirky, Refreshing, uplifting
Summary: 5 Stars
This film takes place on an Irish Island with only one town called Tullymoor. Two old men that have spent a life time as friends in a town where everybody knows everybody, hatch a plot to "Steal" the Irish Sweepstakes. The question though is how do you fool a town of people that you've known your whole life? More importantly can two old fisherman outsmart the Irish Goverment? I loved this movie! I can't say enough how refreshing it was to have a movie made for adults that did not involve a never ending stream of bloodshed, profanity, gratuitous nudity, and explosions. It's a movie for grown-ups, but could be watch infront of your kids. You also don't have to be beat over the head with the movie star of the month. Although talented many of the actors are only big in europe and so are unkown to us in the U.S. I highly recommend this movie.Movie Review: Better than sweet-smelling fruity soaps!
Summary: 5 Stars
Pig Finn loves Maggie, but has to compete with the local (rich) cassanova for her affections; she has to fight the smell of pig stench to be near him. Pig has to either give up his pigs or Maggie.
Jackie & Annie O'Shea, and the rest of the village of Tullaigh Mhor, dream of a better life.
The church coffers could do with some fillin'.
When their beloved friend, Ned Devine, passes suddenly, a chance for all their dreams to be realized. Mean, nasty, rotten Lizzie Quinn -- and a sneezy lottery agent from Dublin -- stands in the way of their dreams.
Waking Ned Devine is clever, funny, and extremely charming. It is a first-rate comedy. Incredibly, it is both hysterical and kid-friendly. It's is one of my favorite little movies of all time.
Buy it and watch over and over again.
Movie Review: intellectually funny
Summary: 5 Stars
Our whole family watched this movie and we thought it was so funny and clever. I not going to go over all the parts of the movie that make it so humorous because there are so many. But I can tell you that my 10 year old son and his 14 year old cousin were retelling parts of the movie to other family members who had not seen the movie yet and not only were the boys laughing hard themselves, barely able to get through the details, but I looked over and the others were laughing hard too. You may guess which parts were being recalled...The motorcycle ride... and then the phone booth and bar scene so brillantly edited with the musical crescendo. It was absolutely hilarious. I bought this dvd based on other reviews and I am glad to own it because it already is a family favorite which has already produced many inside jokes among us.Movie Review: One of my all-time favorites
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one movie I could watch over and over again...and I have. The premise is simple but the characters and their interaction with one another are what make this movie a gem! The film is perfectly cast. The perfect amount of Irish wit and humor are injected into the film...after all isn't this the way the Irish really are, or is this the way we choose to believe they are? Either way, you'll win by watching it. If you're looking for special effects and a big Hollywood production this isn't the film for you. If you're looking for a film that you WILL remember long after the DVD player is turned off, this may be what you're looking for. The only sad point is that we will no longer have the wonderful actor Ian Bennen to entertain us (as he died in a road accident about a year after Ned Devine came out).