Waking Ned Devine
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Movie Review: "Waking Ned Devine"
Summary: 5 Stars
When Michael and Jackie,two old friends,find out that in their sleepy little village called Tullymore,someone won the jackpot in the lottery,they try to find the winner.This should be easy, because in Tullymore everybody knows everyone.But when Jackie discovers that Ned Devine,a friendly old man,who has the winning-ticket,is dead,the two friends get into big trouble.The two main characters,Michael and Jackie, lead the viewers through this amusing story in a kindly and humorous way.The story is exciting and it is funny to watch how the two always have to get over new problems.The landscape of Ireland,the society of Tullymore and of course the two main actors make this story a surprising and amusing event.Movie Review: "Waking Ned Devine"
Summary: 5 Stars
When Michael and Jackie,two old friends,find out that in their sleepy little village called Tullymore,someone won the jackpot in the lottery,they try to find the winner.This should be easy, because in Tullymore everybody knows everyone.But when Jackie discovers that Ned Devine,a friendly old man,who has the winning-ticket,is dead,the two friends get into big trouble.The two main characters,Michael and Jackie, lead the viewers through this amusing story in a kindly and humorous way.The story is exciting and it is funny to watch how the two always have to get over new problems.The landscape of Ireland,the society of Tullymore and of course the two main actors make this story a surprising and amusing event.Movie Review: Waking Ned Devine
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an excellent witty and whimsical portrayal of two very old friends living in a better time and place. A eureka moment places these "simple" gents smack in the middle of the age-old pursuit of fast cash and out-smarting the system. A light-hearted adventure centered around one man's death (tastefully done) is just what the doctor ordered in a day of high-tech, over-produced, CGI, poorly constructed plot lines. The excellent acting by relative unknowns is unbelievably overshadowed by an even more excellent story line. Set in beautiful Isle of Man, Waking Ned Devine will not disappoint the intellectual. Make sure to have a pint on hand and join in the adventure.Movie Review: Mr. Dublin ought to have some more whiskey
Summary: 5 Stars
Yeah, it was supposed to be just about Irish people. Yeah, it was all about Irish kitsch. And the Irish are the ones who discovered what potatoes can do. Give me a break. This is a classic film with deep tones of community and understanding. It's lighthearted and funny and serious at the same time, and the people who take this at more than its face value ought to get the plug outta their &^*$ and have some of my bourbon stout. A splendid movie with excellent cinematography, superb casting, and a very good performance by Ian McKellan, I'll be purchasing Waking Ned Devine the minute it comes out on videotape. Which, hopefully, will be very soon.Movie Review: Wonderful Feel-Good Film
Summary: 5 Stars
As we learn every St. Patrick's Day, we all have a little of the Irish in us -- that irrepressible urge to smile, enjoy our neighbors and family, and tell a good story.
This is one such story. Filmed in a beautiful village on the Isle of Man, it features actors that are not beautiful physically (although not ugly either) and a story line that is incredible, but not quite impossible. And you come away from it feeling good. Even the Wicked Witch gets her just desserts.
I lent it to an Irish friend who was down after attending several funerals of old friends and it restored his good spirits. It's that kind of film.