Joyride

Name: Joyride
Genre: Drama
Released: December 23, 2022
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 45
Cast: Aislín McGuckin, Charlie Reid, David Pearse, Elaine Kennedy, Kate Finegan

2022

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: December 23, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Aislín McGuckin, Charlie Reid, David Pearse, Elaine Kennedy, Kate Finegan, Lochlainn O'Mearain, Olivia Colman, Olwen Fouere, Ruth McCabe, Sam Crowe, Seamus Kennnedy, Sean Crowe, Seán O'Connor, Tim Landers, Trevor Kaneswaran, Tristan Heanue

Summary: Fleeing from his father, Irish 12-year-old Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. Joy has decided to give her child away to a friend, and Mully needs to get some distance from his debt-ridden dad, who’s after the cash Mully has with him. And so two lovable rogues, a complicated middle agedFleeing from his father, Irish 12-year-old Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. Joy has decided to give her child away to a friend, and Mully needs to get some distance from his debt-ridden dad, who’s after the cash Mully has with him. And so two lovable rogues, a complicated middle aged mother and a troubled adolescent, go on a journey across Ireland, gradually finding the friendship, love and learning they never knew they needed in each other.… Expand

Director: Emer Reynolds

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 94 min

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Guy Lodge

Jul 29, 2022

Joyride needs some deft actors driving it, and it has lucked out: An up-for-anything Olivia Colman and scrappy newcomer Charlie Reid make for an unlikely but appealing buddy duo. Read full review

IndieWire Jude Dry

Dec 23, 2022

Though the inimitable Colman can’t help but muscle an admirable performance out of the overly sentimental material, her immense talent dwarfs the melodramatic surroundings. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Monica Castillo

Jan 2, 2023

It may not come together as smoothly as the best feel-good movies of its kind, but there's an unwieldy charm to Joyride that makes the trip memorable. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jul 27, 2022

Every actor involved sells it hard and it’s good natured, but the unbelievability factor is just too high. Read full review

Whelan Barzey

Jul 29, 2022

If you’re able to look past the police’s bizarre inaction, Mully’s implausibly excellent driving skills and the schmaltzy score, there are moments of fun to be had. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Dec 22, 2022

Joyride is a jalopy of a film. This Irish-set story of a brand-new single mother and a precocious 13-year-old boy who end up on the road together is so scattershot and far-fetched it overwhelms its better intentions — of which there are many. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Dec 22, 2022

Colman does her absolute best to counter a scenario that manages to be both strangely off-putting and patly predictable, by shaping up a tartly unsentimental turn. Read full review

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