Waking Ned Devine
20th Century Fox - 20th Century Fox
Release date: 1999-06-01
DVD
Director:Kirk Jones (III)
Actors: Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt
Adult Humor, Adult Situations, Affectionate, Assumed Identities, Black Comedy, Color, Comedies, Comedy, Comedy Video, Comedy of Errors, Cons and Scams, Easygoing, English, Feature, Feature Film-comedy, High Production Values, Humorous, Ireland, Light, Movie
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Waking Ned Devine
Date undefinedThis film excels in so many diverse ways. A charming irish tale, it is a very carefully crafted film, that excels in cinematography, editing , writing, performances, plot line and dialogue, soundtrack and music. It is neither heavy handed nor schmaltzy. I 'll spare you the plot summary since others have done that. What is so amazing is that it is a first for its director, obviously a labor of love. Every scene, every shot has a purpose and often a hidden meaning. It is a film to enjoy time and again, ought to be owned, not rented. Makes me laugh and cry every time I see it.
Waking Ned Devine
Date undefinedThe story line is of a small village in Ireland; however, filming was actually performed on the Isle of Man (IOM), an Island between Ireland and England in the Irish Sea. The town where most of this movie was filmed is named Cregneash and is an attraction point on the IOM where they show how people lived and worked many years ago.
I would categorize this movie as a Drama; but, there are so many comedic elements that it would be unfair not to mention it. I even felt guilty for laughing toward the end of the movie (the phone booth scene).
There is one scene where you see the behinds of two old men. Butt I found this funny and part of a situational comedy that turned out to be hilarious.
[Spoiler Warning] The only bit of the movie I thought was far-fetched and awkward was in learning who the boy's father was.
Other than that the movie was still 5 stars (in my opinion)!
Waking Ned Devine
Date undefinedThis is a fun movie. Sometimes the dialogue is a little difficult to understand if you don't have an ear for accents (which I don't) but this really doesn't detract from the fun.
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