Evelyn
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Metascore
55 out of 100

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6.6 out of 10

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  • Starring: Julianna Margulies, Pierce Brosnan
  • Summary: This story of an Irish man's fight to keep his family intact is an uplifting testament to a father's love and the power of the human spirit. (MGM)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 30
  3. Negative: 4 out of 30
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Eddie Cockrell
    80
    The star plays Doyle as just rough enough around the edges to warrant the character's setbacks, but not so unpleasant that the twinkle in his eye is extinguished.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    80
    A surprising, entirely beguiling little film.
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  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    While Brosnan, an Irishman by birth, lays it on bit thick, his performance is surprisingly effective.
  4. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Chris Kaltenbach
    38
    There's way too much blarney in Evelyn.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. PatC.
    8
    A little folksy & melodramatic, but presented with a thorough awareness of how family law can be the most destructive force in a modern society. Those who have had to take on an abusive government to save their own children will find a lot ringing true here. I wish the content had been more painstakingly polished - it's relevance today is that important.… Expand

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