I guess there were only two people in this entire movie I had ever heard of before watching it. One is Anjelica Huston, the director of the movie, but also one of the main actresses. The other one is Tom Jones who got a cameo in this movie. So why did I give it a try? Well, mainly because I saw a trailer that looked very promising. I hoped it would be a very funny movie and most of the time it was...
Agnes Browne is a recently widowed mother of 7 young children who has a very hard time making a living out of selling some fruit and vegetables on the daily market, which she does together with her best friend, who supports her in these difficult times. But the financial problems are never far away and she even has to borrow money from a loan shark who will not hesitate to do anything to get his money, including a huge interest rate, back. She wishes to escape her hard life for a few moments and dreams of finding enough money so she can go to a Tom Jones concert. She starts realizing her dreams when she goes on a date with the French baker who has been in love with her since the first time he saw her. But when everything seems to get better, new problems arise. But nothing will stop Agnes Browne and her family from finding happiness...
This movie certainly has some very good moments to offer that will definitely make you laugh out loud. But it just isn't enough to conceal that the story sometimes is a bit too easy and thin. It's as if nothing can stop her from being happy and being without worries. Problems never seem to be very hard to conquer and they always find an easy solution. However, that doesn't mean this movie isn't any good. It's still a nice portrait of Dublin in the 1960's and the way how people always try to help each other out, even when they don't have anything to spare. I reward the movie with a 7/10. It's certainly worth a watch, despite its flaws.
Agnes Browne is a recently widowed mother of 7 young children who has a very hard time making a living out of selling some fruit and vegetables on the daily market, which she does together with her best friend, who supports her in these difficult times. But the financial problems are never far away and she even has to borrow money from a loan shark who will not hesitate to do anything to get his money, including a huge interest rate, back. She wishes to escape her hard life for a few moments and dreams of finding enough money so she can go to a Tom Jones concert. She starts realizing her dreams when she goes on a date with the French baker who has been in love with her since the first time he saw her. But when everything seems to get better, new problems arise. But nothing will stop Agnes Browne and her family from finding happiness...
This movie certainly has some very good moments to offer that will definitely make you laugh out loud. But it just isn't enough to conceal that the story sometimes is a bit too easy and thin. It's as if nothing can stop her from being happy and being without worries. Problems never seem to be very hard to conquer and they always find an easy solution. However, that doesn't mean this movie isn't any good. It's still a nice portrait of Dublin in the 1960's and the way how people always try to help each other out, even when they don't have anything to spare. I reward the movie with a 7/10. It's certainly worth a watch, despite its flaws.