Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 61
Fresh: 37 | Rotten: 24
The references to other films are rather overdone, and the direction is uneven.
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Critic Reviews: 24
Fresh: 14 | Rotten: 10
The references to other films are rather overdone, and the direction is uneven.
liked it
Average Rating: 3.5/5
User Ratings: 104
Brendan (Peter McDonald) is an anal retentive teacher and film buff. One night he goes to a pub and meets Trudy (Flora Montgomery), an outgoing, lively woman who is his complete and utter opposite. Against all odds, Brendan asks her out, and although their first date is disastrous, they gradually form an unlikely relationship. But Brendan is hesitant to completely trust Trudy; not only does she go out at all hours of the night, there are also news reports of a woman in a black balaclava who has
Mar 9, 2001 Wide
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All Critics (69) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (37) | Rotten (24)
Getting all the film references means you have to be a bit of a film buff yourself, but it's not essential to the enjoyment of this lighthearted satire.
Doyle should have spent more time on the story and less time in the video store searching for inspiration.
It feels churlish to complain about its borrowings from other films. But it feels insubstantial and redundant.
Brendan and Trudy and company deliver a grand good time.
Being 'on' all the time is no easy task for an actor. But [Montgomery] makes it look natural.
Why is it so good? Well, mainly it's Brendan and Trudy.
Not as formulaic as American-made romantic comedies, rent this one and pour yourself a Guinness.
...it will be remembered by true movie lovers a little better than it saccharine-coated competitors.
The type of film that begs to be called 'charming' and by doing so instead ends up grating.
Cloying and tiresome.
If When Brendan Met Trudy suffers from anything, it's too much charm.
Brimming with sweet Irish charm.
Maybe the film is only cotton candy, but as empty calories go, it's satisfying enough.
This unusual romance works brilliantly thanks to a terrific turn from McDonald and a career-making one from Montgomery.
When Brendan Met Trudy ,written by Roddy Doyle(The Snapper and The Van),is probably one of Ireland's greatest comedies. I personally absolutely loved this movie. Peter McDonald and Flora Montgomery work brilliantly together. If you ever get the drive or eagerness to watch an Irish Comedy film choose When Brendan Met
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