| 80 |
Dallas Observer
Those needing their Irish fix will be satisfied and no doubt will leave the theater in far greater spirits.
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| 80 |
Mr. Showbiz
Agnes Browne hums along as a series of pleasant vignettes, only frantically shifting to a single narrative track in its third act for the sake of an unbelievably upbeat ending.
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| 75 |
New York Daily News
A standout feature of the movie is its representation of female friendship.
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| 75 |
Entertainment Weekly
Modest and prosaic, with an unfortunate fairy-tale ending (yes, it features Tom Jones).
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| 75 |
Philadelphia Inquirer
Even though the soap employed is Irish Spring, this is still a soap opera.
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| 67 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Anges has nothing but affection for its characters and fondness for their quirkiness.
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| 63 |
Charlotte Observer
It flies apart when it clumsily introduces humor at a funeral or an application for death benefits.
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| 63 |
Chicago Sun-Times
This is a modest but likable film, and Anjelica Huston plays a heroine who makes us smile.
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| 63 |
New York Post
A satisfying Irish stew made from very familiar ingredients.
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| 63 |
Chicago Tribune
A bawdy comedy that convincingly celebrates the resilience of the urban poor and the power of friendship in the teeth of despair.
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| 63 |
Baltimore Sun
A pleasant little confection that leaves behind the sneaking suspicion it should have amounted to so much more.
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| 60 |
Los Angeles Times
Jan Stuart
Huston is a sucker for sentiment, and Agnes Browne is a sap's holiday.
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| 60 |
TV Guide
Huston, with a flawless Irish accent, is simply wonderful as the tough, foul-mouthed and very funny Agnes Browne.
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| 60 |
Film.com
It is -- in mood, execution, and shameless sentimentality -- a Bette Midler movie with an Irish accent.
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| 60 |
Washington Post
A generally well-made tale of humor and hard luck.
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| 60 |
The New York Times
Has an episodic rhythm and little dramatic tension.
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| 60 |
LA Weekly
Chuck Wilson
Anjelica Huston, a gifted and sometimes extraordinary actress, has given herself the title role in her second outing as director---a bitof miscasting for which the director, and not the actress, must be blamed
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| 60 |
Time
There are a reserve and a realism in Huston's work that make her very modest film more affecting than you might expect.
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| 58 |
Portland Oregonian
Though the film occasionally rises to moments of genuine emotion and wit, it slips appallingly into corniness and hokum before coming to an abrupt and unconvincing end.
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| 50 |
USA Today
Great slabs of blarney are washed down with tears and Guinness in this yarn about a struggling Irish clan, and the resulting sentiment is blatant enough to wake Ned Devine.
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| 50 |
Chicago Reader
The movie's strength is in its comedy; a tragic subplot feels merely manipulative.
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| 50 |
San Francisco Chronicle
Floats along on the strength of its writing and supporting cast.
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| 50 |
Boston Globe
There's nothing really wrong with Agnes Browne, except a tendency to take a few easy, convenient outs.
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| 50 |
Christian Science Monitor
The material is familiar and the ending is corny, but Huston's acting and directing keep the comedy-drama likable if not very imaginative.
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| 38 |
San Francisco Examiner
The jokes run hot, cold and tepid.
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| 30 |
Village Voice
Soft-boiled blarney so sluttish with Hollywood clichés it could've been made in Burbank.
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| 30 |
Austin Chronicle
A character-driven piece with a character who seems somewhat hollow.
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