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Closer You Get, The
Fox Searchlight Pictures

Closer You Get, The reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 44 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.5 out of 10
based on 18 reviews
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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for brief language and some sexual material

Starring Ian Hart, Sean McGinley, Niamh Cusack, Ruth McCabe, Ewan Stewart, Pat Shortt, Cathleen Bradley, and Sean McDonagh

A group of bachelors in a shrinking village on Ireland's craggy Donegal coast scheme to entice American beauties to the village. When their plan goes awry, the result is an unexpected round of romances with the least likely of women -- the one's who've been right in front of them all along. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)


GENRE(S): Romance  
WRITTEN BY: Herbie Wave (story)
William Ivory
 
DIRECTED BY: Aileen Ritchie  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: January 10, 2006 
Theatrical: February 25, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: UK 

US DVD and video title "American Women"

What The Critics Said

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

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 9.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Teresa L. gave it a10:
Delightful movie! Highly recommend!

Ian D. gave it a 9:
Brill movie - trying to buy it in Canada and not having much luck Its that good I will get uk DVD and get it converted - whatever it takes ( within reason ) This is anther example of why having DVDs limited to geographical areas is bloody stupid. Regards Ian

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