Waking Ned Devine

Pros: Wonderful Small Town VS The Big City Movie--great comedy, beautiful Irish town, not a crass film
Cons: may not be for children--some elderly nudity and a lot of beer drinking

My sister and her husband, both Anglophiles, DEMANDED that my wife and I see this movie. Some of their recommendations have been so-so, and we were skeptical at first. Then it was only playing on one screen, and we thought "how good can it be if...

Pros: Beautifully shoot, funny, whimsical, charming, sweet
Cons: N/a

We’ve all dreamed of winning the lottery; of striking it rich one faithful night when all the stars are aligned in our favor, and God shines his grace upon us; of carefree days in the hot tropical sun where we never have to work another day in our...

Pros: A nice, fun movie to cozy up with.
Cons:

A wee bit short, but ah well.

A co-worker and I were discussing soundtracks one day and she mentioned one from the movie Waking Ned Devine< i>. I'd never seen the movie, but after her little synopsis and listening to the soundtrack, I thought it might be a good idea ...

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"Waking Ned Divine" is about a small village in Ireland that produces a winner in the national lottery. Two friends try to find the winner in an attempt to get on their good side. Unfortunately, they discover that the winner died from the shock of...

Pros: A simple story with exceptionally good actors, a beautiful scenario on a simple village and no gigantic special effects: a work of art in a small bottle. If you liked "Life is Beautiful," you'll have to take a look at this one.
Cons: None, if you are looking for an example of a simple life and the qualities of friendship.

Who was Ned Devine? I mean, besides the fact that he was this almost completely lucky bastard that won something like seven million pounds at the National Lottery?

Well, this is for you to find out watching this movie, but I can tell you this...

Pros: everything...from characters to plot
Cons: none

Waking Ned Divine
Starring:
Ian Bannen
David Kelly
Fionnula Flanagan


Thank you to a young gentleman from our community that turned me onto this film. With his review, I just had to see this film and I am sure...

Pros: Fun, strong acting, funny, never really slow, interesting plot
Cons: Weak character development, length

Every highly regarded movie critic in the world always gives the benefit of the doubt to foreign films. It seems that when it comes to cinema, other countries can do no wrong. My theory about this is that since so little films make it to us...

Pros: David Kelly's performance - Will put and keep a smile on your face
Cons: Nothing dramatic / Could be funnier

"Waking Ned Devine" is a quirky little Irish comedy that seems to have sat on the new release wall at my video store forever. Although it was made in 1998, it still rests on the last shelf, just waiting for someone to take it home and enjoy a...

Pros: Beautiful photography-happy-good acting
Cons: none

What can I say? Having just watched Happy Texas, I came up with this-two funny flicks in a row, and that is unusual enough to be written about.

How can anyone not love this silly little foreign comedy? It isn't a great plot or a...

Pros: Absolutely hysterical
Cons: None

If you watched "The Full Monty" and loved it, you will love this movie. By sleeper, I mean that "who knew" this simple little movie would be so good.

This is a sweet film about someone in a small Irish village (Tully Moor)...

Pros: Charming, witty, fun
Cons: Padded movie with a sitcom plot

Waking Ned Devine is the kind of formula fluff that can only play well as a foreign film. Its simplistic, can’t-work premise is right out of a bad American sitcom, but somehow this no-name Irish cast makes it fun, charming and vaguely heartwarming even...

Pros: Beautiful, lyrical, funny, clever
Cons: Thick brogue may be difficult

It says a lot for "Waking Ned Devine" that I have lost count of the number of times I have seen it. I never mind watching it if someone has not seen it and I always have the same reaction - tears at the beauty, the gentleness, the music and...

Pros: Typically charming British comedy.
Cons: I could have laughed a little more.

Mention the phrase "British comedy," and the phrase "quirky characters" seems to come to mind. It seems like films imported from the British Isles have had eccentric people populating them, going back to the Alec Guinness days of...

Pros: Lots of giggles
Cons: No life-changing impact

Touted as the next Full Monty when it was released, Waking Ned Divine is no such thing. It's a worthy enough film, certainly not bad, certainly better than many, but where Monty had the ability to surprise and entertain all the way through, Waking Ned...

Pros: charm
Cons: lightweight

Written and directed by Kirk Jones, “Waking Ned Devine” is crafted as if it were from the old-time Hollywood dream factory. This is a movie about the Lottery in a small Irish town called Tully More, population 52. We’re introduced to Jackie (Ian...