An awe-inspiringly tedious lump of soggy romanticism.
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06/24/06
Ryan's Daughter (1970)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:2
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 16 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: David Lean's epic tale of forbidden love, set during the Irish Rebellion of 1916 tells the story of Charles Shaughnessy (Robert Mitchum), a kind and gentle widower, who falls in love with and... [More]
Starring: Sarah Miles, Robert Mitchum, Christopher Jones, John Mills
Director: David Lean
Reviews for Ryan's Daughter
1 - 6 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticLean's depiction of provincial Ireland during the unrest of 1916 may suffer a little from its rather worthy romanticism, but this does not dilute its powerful, epic vision.
05/24/03
Top CriticOverlength of perhaps 30 minutes serves to magnify some weaknesses of Robert Bolt's original screenplay, to dissipate the impact of the performances, and to overwhelm outstanding photography and production.
11/06/07
Top CriticThose who were jealous of [Lean's] previous successes decried the film as an utter failure, though of course it is not, it just isn't quite as good as his other movies.
03/08/06
Top CriticIt doesn't transfigure the world. It embalms it.
05/09/05
Top CriticA disappointing failure of tone, a lush and overblown self-indulgence in which David Lean has given us a great deal less than meets the eye.
10/23/04
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