Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 27
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 13
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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 5
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 3
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Average Rating: 3.3/5
User Ratings: 6,663
An American woman on a business trip in Ireland finds love knocking at her door, no matter how sternly she refuses to answer, in this romantic comedy. Marcy Tizard (Janeane Garofalo) is an assistant to Senator John McGlory (Jay O. Sanders), a congressman from Boston in the midst of a hard-fought reelection campaign. Nick (Denis Leary), one of McGlory's advisors, thinks that it might mean some extra votes in McGlory's heavily Irish-American district if he can arrange a photo opportunity with any
R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Oct 3, 1997 Wide
Sep 14, 1999
PolyGram Video
All Critics (42) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (13) | DVD (4)
Billed as 'a romantic comedy for people who hate romantic comedies,' there's little here in this unremarkable film that's special enough to alter anyone's opinion.
By-the-book romantic comedy with great scenery, cute story, and engaging characters.
Surprising little romantic comedy that shows Garofalo could be a very charming movie actress if she wanted
There are two reasons to see "The Matchmaker" and neither involves the two characters at the center of this far-fetched romantic comedy.
Garofalo's good, but the Celtic charm is laid on way too thick.
Garofalo's good in this, but I didn't buy the romance.
A comedy of minimal charm
Good premise. Stinky execution. Garofalo deserves better.
At times cheesy, clichéd and out and out hilarious, this was a fun movie to watch. The acting, actually, was surprisingly good, and for most of the quality, you can look to Janeane Garofalo, because she really turns in a strong performance. Why, oh why, did she choose stand-up again? A movie about the minutia that's
August 22, 2007Super Reviewer
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