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sean G
Wow, great movie, I have only just found this gem of an Irish movie, loved it , 10/10
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
03/01/23
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kelley d
Dennis Quaid ruined the movie for me. He came off very creepy. His acting was terrible and the way he looked at others was more like a serial killer sizing up his victim.
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars
03/31/23
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I remember watching this as a kid, I'd say it's overall pretty good, the end may be a little bit boring but the rest of the movie is nice and looks pretty
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/29/23
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Hallmark brings us Romeo and Juliet if Romeo was a Leprechaun (solitary fairy) and Juliet was a Fairy (trooping fairy).
But it's not quite as simple as that, and they make sure to throw in a bunch of differences so that maybe the audience won't recognize it from the beginning.
The biggest difference is Randy Quaid- the human who comes to Ireland on his vacation (or is it? From the beginning doubt is thrown on how much of a vacation this actually is) and falls in love with the girl who believes he's a Peeping Tom. I really enjoyed their interactions. Well, most of them. Definitely the comic relief of the movie.
Whoopi Goldberg plays an interesting Grand Banshee, which seems to be 1 of her favorite types of roles as she teaches us social mores about how we should all treat each other. Strangely enough, she begins to kill these immortal races when they fight with each other, which instead of fixing things or getting them to begin to prize their new mortality (which only affects them if they disobey her and fight) seems to get them more riled up eventually leading to an all-out war.
There's a lot more involved in the war between the fairies and leprechauns than what we see in Shakespeare's story, we see a lot more behind the scenes, and a lot more goes on in "Romeo" and "Juliet's" relationship- which gives it more credence that they may actually be in love than 5 minutes at a party and now they're going to accidentally kill each other. Speaking of- there's slightly more intelligence going on here, too.
Overall, it's a fun movie, probably something I'll be adding to my library just for convenience because it's one of the better St. Patrick's Day films I've been able to find.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
01/27/23
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Just a plain fun, cute movie! A retelling of Romeo & Juliet with Faeries and Leprechauns and the humans who find themselves involved!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/24/23
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A modern classic, never gets old. Loved it!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
01/30/23
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John Leonard
New York Magazine/Vulture
Whoopi Goldberg has her moments as the Grand Banshee who lives in a room-service Ritz; Colm Meaney and Roger Daltrey work hard as Little People with or without wings; and the special effects can be counted on to go Poof, the Magic Dragon.
Feb 6, 2018
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Wesley Lovell
Apollo Guide
There are some very nice moments throughout that give one hope along the way, but when the conclusion arrives, disappointment is unavoidable.
Rated: 50/100
Sep 11, 2001
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