Angela's Ashes
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54 out of 100

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6.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Starring: Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle
  • Summary: Based on the best selling autobiography by Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes is the story of young Frankie and his siblings being raised in abject poverty in the slums of Limerick.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 32
  3. Negative: 5 out of 32
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Foreman
    88
    Lacks the humor and charm that fills the book and makes it so much more than a catalog of suffering.
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  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    75
    Haunts the conscience, troubles the spirit.
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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    60
    Parker's adaptation is meticulous, unsentimental, beautifully acted-- but nearly two and a half hours worth of dying babies, rain-spattered streets, ragged children and filthy, bug-infested rooms is a bit oppressive.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Amy Taubin
    30
    Lacks development and dramatic coherence.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. FrankS.
    8
    This is an excellent film. Many critics have been disappointed with it in comparison with the book but when viewed as a film in its own right it is an excellent movie.… Expand
  2. JoeT.
    7
    This is quite a good movie. Despite being dominated by gloom, it retains a positive moral centre which keeps it enjoyable and heartening. It's perhaps a little too long also and it does tire a little towards the end, but it remains a very good film nonetheless.… Expand

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