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- 1993
- PG
- Miramax
- 1 h 37 m
- 1993
- PG
- Miramax
- 1 h 37 m
Summary Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.
Directed By: Mike Newell
Written By: Jim Sheridan, David Keating, Michael Pearce
- 1993
- PG
- Miramax
- 1 h 37 m
- 1993
- PG
- Miramax
- 1 h 37 m
Into the West
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Summary Grandpa Ward gives a horse he found to his grandchildren, who keep it in their tower-block flat in Dublin. The horse is stolen from them, and the two young boys set out to find it and flee on it.
Directed By: Mike Newell
Written By: Jim Sheridan, David Keating, Michael Pearce
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
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82% Positive
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18% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 17 Critic Reviews
71
82% Positive
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
18% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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While grown-ups are sure, at the very least, to respect Into the West's beauty and integrity, it may be a tougher sell amongst the very young where the Irish brogues and the lack of rugged Hollywood heroes and high-tech derring-do may prove impediments. But the aura of magic realism has never felt more tantalizing as it shimmers Into the West.
The bare story itself could be simplistic and silly: Cops chasing a couple of kids on a horse. But when relationships are involved, and social realities, and a certain level of magical realism, then the story grows and deepens until it really involves us. Kids will probably love this movie, but adults will get a lot more out of it.
None of this makes Into the West genuinely unique, or even lastingly memorable, but by refusing to sugar-coat its story or characters the way so many family films do, this is a welcomed adventure that offers enchantment without blinding children to life's difficult passages. [17 Sep 1993, p.D3]
Byrne gives a credible, if low-key, rendering of the weak, illiterate father. Barkin downplays her looks and carries off an Irish accent with aplomb. The real stars are the two kids, notably Fitzgerald as the younger bro.
Often the picture drags, getting caught in its own goodness and going for a generalized sense of wonder, till you kind of wish you could apply the spurs. [17 Sep 1993, p.C3]
Though long on ambiance and short on story, it may appeal to the spiritually inclined -- and to oater lovers.
Even if your expectations were not especially high, chances are that you would be disappointed by Into the West. [17 Sep 1993, p.21]
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Production Company
Channel Four Films,
Little Bird,
Majestic Films International,
Miramax,
Parallel Film Productions
Release Date Sep 17, 1993
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating PG
Tagline Ein magisches Abenteuer beginnt ... (A magical Adventure begins ...)
Awards
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Nederlands Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cleveland International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
