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Everlasting Piece, An

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Everlasting Piece, An reviews
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Based on 18 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy

Written by: Barry McEvoy

Directed by: Barry Levinson

Release Date:
Theatrical: December 25, 2000
DVD: August 7, 2001

Running Time: 109 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for language

Starring Barry McEvoy, Brian F. O'Byrne, Anna Friel, and Billy Connolly

Against the turbulent backdrop of Belfast in the 1980s, two fellow barbers -- Colm, a Catholic, and George, a Protestant -- form an unlikely partnership to corner the toupee market in Northern Ireland. (DreamWorks)

What The Critics Said

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80

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

This late-in-the-year gem glows with Levinson's characteristically warm embrace of a wide range of people and his superlative sense of time and place.

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80

Washington Post Desson Thomson

The movie finds charming humor in a world full of sectarian strife between Protestant and Catholic.

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75

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Wicked and cheeky.

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75

New York Post Lou Lumenick

A laugh-filled comedy that might be described as "The Full Monty" meets the Three Stooges.

75

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Stack

This is a funny novelty, no denying it.

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70

The New York Times Dana Stevens

The director serves up a nice helping of blarney, but he seems to have left his schmaltz in Baltimore.

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63

USA Today Staff [Not Credited]

This wee trinket of a comedy, one of the more offbeat stabs at capturing the absurdity of the religious and political strife in Ireland, is for those who like their Guinness with a shot of wry.

63

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

The movie isn't quite spry, warm or hip enough to carry out its very ambitious serio-comic agenda. Even for an ace like Levinson, Belfast is a long way from Baltimore.

63

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Coming from a big shot like Levinson, An Everlasting Piece feels like a gently amusing but undeniably minor diversion that, for whatever reason, needed to be gotten out of his system.

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63

Boston Globe Jay Carr

A slight but diverting series of set pieces.

60

Variety Todd McCarthy

It's a film of myriad minor pleasures but scant compelling qualities.

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60

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

A bit of whimsy.

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60

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

The humor is slight, but the actors make the blarney go down easy.

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60

Mr. Showbiz Kristy Martin

While An Everlasting Piece is rife with engaging family moments and an undeniable charm, it never allows its characters to find the very thing they're seeking: peace.

50

Film.com Robert Horton

This mild but amusing comedy wasn't written by Levinson, and the accents may be different, but the feel is similar.

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50

Village Voice Michael Atkinson

It's a sprightly, low-fiber comedy while the comedy lasts.

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30

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

Writer Barry McEvoy and director Barry Levinson might want to brush up on the use of metaphor.

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0

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

In every way dreadful.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

J. J. gave it a 7:
Due to the expected ending and an attempt to introduce a serious issue into the movie, the second half was a bit boring.

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