An enchanting, if denture-rottingly sweet, yarn.
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03/11/08
Circle of Friends (1995)
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Reviews Counted:34
Fresh:26
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Three college friends in Dublin come of age when they discover romances that will change their lives forever. The tale centers on Benny, a bland and somewhat chunky innocent girl who falls... [More]
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Minnie Driver, Colin Firth, Geraldine O'Rawe
Director: Pat O'Connor
Reviews for Circle of Friends
Top CriticA familiar tale of busty lasses and lusty lads, it's lent extra weight by fine writing and accomplished performances.
03/11/08
Top CriticThe fizzing dialogue gets all the little details right, but the plot's nothing new, and the lingering shots of hibernian greenery aim straight for mid-Atlantic bland-out.
02/09/06
Top CriticDriver, who delivers a piercingly subjective performance, is the linchpin of the film's quiet appeal.
03/11/08
Top CriticThree female friends grow up in a small town in Ireland in the mid-50s and attend college in Dublin in this nostalgic soap opera that's vaguely evocative of Peyton Place, though generally less memorable.
03/11/08
Old-fashioned and nostalgic, Pat O'Connor's nicely directed tale of friendship between three Irish girls features a strong central performance from Minnie Driver that promises a bright future in Hollywood pictures.
04/27/07
Top CriticSweet Irish melodrama, with a hilariously oily performance by Alan Cumming.
03/10/06
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06/12/05
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05/22/04
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01/02/04
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09/05/03
Beyond eliciting warm, animated performances from his actors (with a cast that also includes Alan Cumming as a hair-raising suitor of Benny's), Mr. O'Connor gives Circle of Friends an enveloping look and sound.
05/20/03
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05/20/03
It's intelligent and moving and it never resorts to cheap melodrama.
03/23/03
Wry, wise, and wonderful valentine to intimate matters of the heart.
08/22/02
No review available.
07/30/02
Sweet, funny, and full of the charming Minnie Driver.
07/26/02
Definitely in the Masterpiece Theatre tradition; it's soft and safe, but extraordinarily easy to take.
01/09/02
Driver's tough core of honesty and wit is bewitching. So's the movie.
05/12/01
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