A lyrical tale as sweet, simple and refreshing as a summer shower.
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01/01/00
Waking Ned Devine (1998)
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Reviews Counted:56
Fresh:46
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A comedy about the inhabitants of Tulley More, a small Irish town with a population of fifty-two and dwindling. When Jackie and Michael discover that someone in their town has won the national... [More]
Starring: Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch
Director: Kirk Jones
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Reviews for Waking Ned Devine
Sodden, middle-of-the-lane humor of this sort has never bothered me before -- I just think perhaps the Irish might enjoy being the subject of a film with slightly less alcohol and a smidgen more honesty to it for once.
01/01/00
The beauty of this film is its simplicity. It's good old-fashioned story-telling, following the increasingly desperate attempts of a group of lovable rogues to fill their pockets.
04/17/01
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03/24/02
A slight, sleep-inducing "comedy" that plods so deliberately from gag to alleged gag that nothing comes as a surprise.
01/01/00
Irresistibly charming.
03/11/08
Though it strives for broad humor, pushing cuteness and light irony, this bland 1998 movie isn't exactly a comedy.
03/11/08
Top CriticAnother one of those delightful village comedies that seem to spin out of the British isles annually.
01/01/00
Top CriticLoopy, charming.
10/15/02
It's a film that has the right intentions to humor the audience, but it does not deliver what it wants, nor does it establish a reason why a premise like this should exist if it's going to be carried out by laughless and plotty story developments.
01/01/00
Perfectly competent new Irish working-class comedy.
01/01/00
You'll love Waking Ned Devine.
05/26/06
A superbly crafted comedy that might just make you long to leave the antiseptic climate of your cosmopolitan hub for the cozy intimacy of a life in the provinces.
01/01/00
Like the hit movie The Full Monty, this British import has its funny shots of naked men.
06/25/04
It is the lack of pretense and Jones' light touch that allows this confection to float successfully.
01/01/00
Some well-timed chuckles more than make up for the inadequacies -- and besides, there's no underestimating the charms of the film's aging leads, Ian Bannen and David Kelly.
01/01/00
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10/18/08
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01/01/00
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08/16/02
As the twin revelations of a wonderfully unexpected pay-off prove, in the end there's no substitute for wit, invention and real, priceless humour.
03/11/08
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