At once realistic and idealised, this is a rare attempt to make drama of ordinary people doing the right thing.
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03/11/08
The Snapper (1993)
97 %
Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 30 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Synopsis: Based on the second of Irish writer Roddy Doyle's "Barrytown" trilogy, which includes THE COMMITMENTS and THE VAN, THE SNAPPER is a warmly comic look at a close-knit Irish family faced with a pregnant, unmarried daughter. Young Sharon Curley (Tina Kellegher) is going to have a baby--and if... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Colm Meaney, Tina Kellegher, Ruth McCabe, Pat Laffan
Director: Stephen Frears
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Well written and directed, The Snapper celebrates common sense and human decency, qualities which triumph over prudishness and restrictive social mores.
03/11/08
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Casting and playing are uniformly tops, with special praise for Fionnuala Murphy as Kellegher's best pal, Ruth McCabe as the quiet, long-suffering mom, and the five kids as her loopy brothers and sisters.
03/11/08
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Better-than-average sitcom stuff, enhanced by the lively performances, Doyle's own adaptation, and the able direction of Stephen Frears.
03/11/08
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A charming Irish comedy in the same spirit as Waking Ned Devine. Colm Meaney is far funnier than his Star Trek credentials would suggest.
01/11/03
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