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44 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 18
  3. Negative: 2 out of 18
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  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    75
    Goes down as smoothly as a pint of Irish ale.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Stack
    75
    Gentle, wacky, down-to-earth and romantic.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Doug Brod
    75
    Featherweight tale of Guinness-guzzling bachelors.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    70
    A droll, hearty Irish comedy with a serious undertow all the more effective for its unexpected candor and depth.
  5. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Marc Caro
    63
    Like sitting through a rerun of a show you kind of liked.
  6. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Staff [Not Credited]
    63
    It is tough to fight off the ennui created by this comedy.
  7. Mr. Showbiz
    Reviewed by: Kevin Maynard
    59
    An amiable but contrived bit of blarney.
  8. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    50
    A sweet film, mildly pleasant to watch, but it's not worth the trip or even a detour.
  9. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    50
    Sweet-natured and as inconsequential as can be, shored up by smooth, low-key ensemble performances.
  10. Dallas Observer
    Reviewed by: Luke Y. Thompson
    50
    The latest entry in the "next 'Full Monty'" sweepstakes.
  11. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Peter Brunette
    50
    By no means a bad film, but rather a way too over-eager one.
  12. Film.com
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    50
    The audience for this film would be those people who like their cinematic fare pre-digested and painfully familiar.
  13. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    50
    Derivative dumpling of a romantic comedy about Irish sexuality.
  14. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Lisa Alspector
    50
    An open-mindedness in the plotting of this romantic comedy set on Ireland's Donegal coast adds a couple of mild surprises to the story.
  15. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: John Patterson
    40
    Oddly anemic and muted -- BBC Saturday-night material.
  16. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: A.O. Scott
    40
    Another high-concept Irish Spring comedy.
  17. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    30
    Another tale of out-of-it working-class men cooking up a harebrained scheme to improve their lot in life.
  18. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Amy Taubin
    10
    Clichéd and condescending.
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