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Agnes Browne
October Films
MPAA RATING: R for language
Starring
Angelica Huston,
Marion O'Dwyer,
and
Niall O'Shea
This is the story of a widow (Huston), living in Dublin in 1967, coping with the emotional turmoil and financial crisis of raising seven children, ages 2-14.
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
John Goldsmith
Brendan O'Carroll (also novel The Mammy)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Angelica Huston
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: August 22, 2000
Video: August 22, 2000
Theatrical: December 3, 1999
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| RUNNING TIME: |
92 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
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80
Dallas Observer
Luke Y. Thompson
Those needing their Irish fix will be satisfied and no doubt will leave the theater in far greater spirits.
80
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
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.
75
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
A standout feature of the movie is its representation of female friendship.
75
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
Modest and prosaic, with an unfortunate fairy-tale ending (yes, it features Tom Jones).
75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
Even though the soap employed is Irish Spring, this is still a soap opera.
67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
Anges has nothing but affection for its characters and fondness for their quirkiness.
63
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
It flies apart when it clumsily introduces humor at a funeral or an application for death benefits.
63
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
This is a modest but likable film, and Anjelica Huston plays a heroine who makes us smile.
63
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A satisfying Irish stew made from very familiar ingredients.
63
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
A bawdy comedy that convincingly celebrates the resilience of the urban poor and the power of friendship in the teeth of despair.
63
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
A pleasant little confection that leaves behind the sneaking suspicion it should have amounted to so much more.
60
Los Angeles Times
Jan Stuart
Huston is a sucker for sentiment, and Agnes Browne is a sap's holiday.
60
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Huston, with a flawless Irish accent, is simply wonderful as the tough, foul-mouthed and very funny Agnes Browne.
60
Film.com
Ernest Hardy
It is -- in mood, execution, and shameless sentimentality -- a Bette Midler movie with an Irish accent.
60
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
A generally well-made tale of humor and hard luck.
60
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
Has an episodic rhythm and little dramatic tension.
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
60
Time
Richard Schickel
There are a reserve and a realism in Huston's work that make her very modest film more affecting than you might expect.
58
Portland Oregonian
Shawn Levy
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.
50
USA Today
Staff [Not Credited]
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.
50
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
The movie's strength is in its comedy; a tragic subplot feels merely manipulative.
50
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann
Floats along on the strength of its writing and supporting cast.
50
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
There's nothing really wrong with Agnes Browne, except a tendency to take a few easy, convenient outs.
50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
The material is familiar and the ending is corny, but Huston's acting and directing keep the comedy-drama likable if not very imaginative.
38
San Francisco Examiner
Walter Addiego
The jokes run hot, cold and tepid.
30
Village Voice
Michael Atkinson
Soft-boiled blarney so sluttish with Hollywood clichés it could've been made in Burbank.
30
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
A character-driven piece with a character who seems somewhat hollow.
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