An enchanting, if denture-rottingly sweet, yarn.
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03/11/08
Circle of Friends (1995)
77 %
Reviews Counted: 35 Fresh: 27 Rotten:8 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins
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 hopelessly in love with the star of the rugby team. Everyone is surprised and delighted when he returns... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Chris O'Donnell, Minnie Driver, Colin Firth, Geraldine O'Rawe, Saffron Burrows
Director: Pat O'Connor
Reviews
Top Critic
A familiar tale of busty lasses and lusty lads, it's lent extra weight by fine writing and accomplished performances.
03/11/08
Top Critic
The 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 Critic
Driver, who delivers a piercingly subjective performance, is the linchpin of the film's quiet appeal.
03/11/08
Top Critic
Three 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
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
Top Critic
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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