Chasing Leprechauns (2012 TV Movie) User Reviews

A Movie for St. Patrick's Day

[boblipton · 6/10 · 18 March 2012]

Adrian Pasdar plays the world's most inept corporate troubleshooter as he gets sent to Ireland in this Hallmark Channel mashup of THE QUIET MAN and LOCAL HERO. His corporation wants to build a copper smelter. The local leprechaun certifier says there are leprechauns on the site and they clash and fall in love along the way.

There are, as I have indicated above, some issues with the way Pasdar's character is written early on, but director Kevin Connor handles the film lightly enough that by the time matters start to settle out it's all good, even the stock Oirish characters. Cinematographer Peter Robertson shoots the landscape in a handsome if nondescript fashion -- I can't tell if those woods are shot in Ireland or somewhere in Canada.

Cute tale set in beautiful Ireland

[jml1988 · 7/10 · 4 December 2019]

Oh doesn't everyone dream of settling down in a quaint little European village? This was charming and I loved the magic of the legendary leprechauns. The solution seemed almost too easy, but it worked. Worth the watch!

Cutest movie about Ireland!

[zakuro22 · 9/10 · 17 March 2017]

My husband and I both thoroughly enjoyed this movie about Ireland. It was filmed in Ireland according to IMDb information. It was lovely and we especially enjoyed the snow. It is a whimsical, fun movie and especially fun to watch on St. Patrick's Day. The movie is not the best movie I've ever seen but the best one we've watched for St. Patrick's Day. I highly recommend this cute and entertaining movie about possible Leprechauns in the forest close to the tiny village where the movie mostly takes place.

Why doesn't Hallmark make them like this anymore

[bameiboo · 8/10 · 16 April 2021]

I watch a lot of Hallmark movies. A few I change immediately. Most I watch and then I look up the reviews here. I'm off and surprised at the negative reviews of shows I like. Hallmark was once known for their Hall of Fame movies that were superior. Then there are movies like this that are so good I don't really want to call it cute. But the characters are so much better than most current homework movie characters. So if you want to see what homework used to be able to make this is a good one!!

What kind of man are you, Mr. Garrett?

[zkotpen · 8/10 · 11 April 2023]

Mr. Garrett, the main character in Chasing Leprechauns, flies to a small Irish town for business, only to come face to face with his own reality:

1. Mr. Garrett talks an awful lot of blarney;

2. He does not believe in leprechauns; and

3. He thinks he can just come into town, throw his tons of money around, and get what he wants.

Barmaid Sarah Cavanaugh, the town's leprechaun expert, whose formal approval is required for Mr. Garrett to achieve the goal of his business trip, has a very clear notion of the dangers of letting big business come to town and have their way, especially if that business is a mining company.

Then, before our eyes, and with the aid of the invisible little beings, Mr. Garrett's transformation takes place, right before our eyes.

Lots of fun & amusement -- as can be expected when a few leprechauns get involved :-)