56
Metascore
18 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonThe movie finds charming humor in a world full of sectarian strife between Protestant and Catholic.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThis late-in-the-year gem glows with Levinson's characteristically warm embrace of a wide range of people and his superlative sense of time and place.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickA laugh-filled comedy that might be described as "The Full Monty" meets the Three Stooges.
- 75San Francisco ChroniclePeter StackSan Francisco ChroniclePeter StackThis is a funny novelty, no denying it.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWicked and cheeky.
- 70The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe director serves up a nice helping of blarney, but he seems to have left his schmaltz in Baltimore.
- 63USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]USA TodayStaff [Not Credited]This wee trinket of a comedy, one of the more offbeat stabs at capturing the absurdity of the religious and political strife in Ireland, is for those who like their Guinness with a shot of wry.
- 63Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrA slight but diverting series of set pieces.
- 50Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonIt's a sprightly, low-fiber comedy while the comedy lasts.
- 30Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorWriter Barry McEvoy and director Barry Levinson might want to brush up on the use of metaphor.