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Dancing at Lughnasa (1998) Rank 3 Reviews
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San Francisco Examiner (David Armstrong)
Susan Granger
Give twotime Academy Award winner Meryl Streep a juicy role with a foreign accent and, once again, she delivers a performance that shimmers with Oscar gold. In this screen adaptation of Brian Friel's Irish play about five unmarried sisters living in ...read the complete Dancing at Lughnasa movie review at Susan Granger
A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jim Shelby)
Globe and Mail (--)
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Teen Movie Critic (Vivian Rose)
Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Based on the play by Brian Friel, this is the story of the defining summer of Michæl Mundy (Darrell Johnston). In Donegal, Ireland in 1936, Michæl, illegitimate, lived with his mother, Christina (Catherine McCormack) and her four spirited, ...read the complete Dancing at Lughnasa movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Anchorage Press (Brenda Sokolowski)
ScreenViews Review of Dancing at Lughnasa
Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
Tucson Weekly (James DiGiovanna)
The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
culturevulture.net, Choices for the Cognoscenti
Los Angeles Times (Jack Mathews)
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Harvey's Movie Review (Harvey O'Brien)
Christian Spotlight on the Movies
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Philadelphia City Paper (Sam Adams)
The Boston Phoenix
A bittersweet Gaelic exercise in nostalgia can never be savored as a novelty in Boston, certainly not when American theater is newly in the thrall of such Irish dramatists as Martin McDonagh (The Beauty Queen of Leenane and The Cripple of Inishmaan) -- ...read the complete Dancing at Lughnasa movie review at The Boston Phoenix
Movie Magazine International
Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Reel Talk (Betty Jo Tucker)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Why did "Dancing at Lughnasa" affect me so much more deeply on the stage than it does on film? Was it the physical presence of the actors? No, I think just the opposite: It was their ...read the complete Dancing at Lughnasa movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
With the notable exception of one key scene (an exuberant dance sequence when the five sisters drop their inhibitions for the simple pleasure of a spontaneous moment), watching Dancing at Lughnasa is an uninvolving experience. The pace is ...read the complete Dancing at Lughnasa movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
DANCING AT LUGHNASA is a long sit. The plot: five single sisters living in rural Ireland and struggling through the summer of '36. (Long-absent brother returns; oldest sister loses job; simple-minded sister finds love, etc.) The acting's great, the ...read the complete Dancing at Lughnasa movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
Joy Wyse
The sisters live simple lives with average jobs such as teaching and factory work. They live together in their parental home. None of them are married although Michael is the result of an affair by Christina. Rose is attracted to a married man.Their ...read the complete Dancing at Lughnasa movie review at Joy Wyse
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Dancing at Lughnasa is an example of a movie that's less than the sum of its parts, and, even considering that, it's not a terrible film, just a lethargic one. The elements are all in place for a powerful motion picture: a fine cast, striking photography, ...read the complete Dancing at Lughnasa movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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by Mrs. Order "Chris... on February 19, 2009
I was drawn into wanting this film after viewing ...
by mary donegan on November 21, 2008
I LOVE this movie....firstly because I am Irish and can really relate to the story. Secondly, just to watch Meryl Streep play her role with such a convincing Irish accent,makes me admire her more than ever. Many of my Irish friends can recite lines ...
by Kimba on September 09, 2007
The boy through whom we generally see this story declares this to be a happy summer, a last summer when they would all be together, his family. In the backdrop is the August celebration of Lughnasa, a pagan festival which troubles the Irish Catholic ...
by Constance G. Reck... on November 11, 2006
A beautiful sensitive story. It not only portrays the relationships of women in an Irish family but also how the values and morays of Irish culture dictate the lives of the Irish people. ...
by Grady Harp on September 04, 2006
Given the luxury of owning films via DVD collections offers the opportunity to revisit at will the works the viewer found worthy of purchase. Such is the case with the luminous 'Dancing at Lughnasa', a 1998 release by director Pat O'Connor to the tunes ...
by Patricia L. Coyne on October 11, 2005
Enoyed very, very much. I laughed, cried, felt for the entire family. Dancing scene and MUSIC near the end was sensational!!!!! Meryl Streep was simply marvelous in this movie. I will cherish this one forever. ...
by Donna C. Smith "n... on September 12, 2004
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. One of Meryl Streep's best and ...
by Dianne Foster "Di... on June 18, 2001
My husband and I saw DANCING AT LUGHNASA at the Kreeger Theatre here in Washington DC, and it was magical. The little white cottage on the stage glowed in the dark under a full moon. I wanted to see the film because I had seen the play and loved it. As ...
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