Wild Mountain Thyme

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Wild Mountain Thyme

PG-13

Released Dec 11, 2020

1h 42m

Romance

Comedy

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John Patrick Shanley, who created the classic MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony Reilly’s love. The problem is Anthony (Jamie Dornan) seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father Tony's (Christopher Walken) plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew (Jon Hamm), Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams in this comedic, moving and wildly romantic tale.

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Critics Consensus

Fatally undermined by dodgy accents and a questionable story, Wild Mountain Thyme is a baffling misfire for a talented filmmaker and impressive cast.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Loud and obnoxious...quite astonishingly panned, and it's so bad that there's an outside possibility it might become a marginal cult classic. But honestly? I doubt it.

May 10, 2021

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Simran Hans

Observer (UK)

Shanley has an Oscar and a Pulitzer (he wrote the sublime Moonstruck, and the stage and screen versions of Doubt). Here, that's easy to forget...

Rated: 2/5

May 2, 2021

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

Paddywhackery of the highest order is delivered in this execrable rom-com that's almost surreal in its unashamed awfulness.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 30, 2021

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a mostly compelling and ingratiating endeavor that fares best in its low-key first half...

Rated: 3/4

Oct 16, 2023

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Alessandra Rangel

InSession Film

The script feels old-fashioned, offering contrasting results throughout the duration of the movie: sometimes it is adorable, sometimes reprehensible. Nevertheless, it offers warm moments filled with nostalgic longing for romantic epics.

Rated: C+

Mar 20, 2023

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

Wild Mountian Thyme is a cinematic oddity. A film completely devoid of (lucky) charms but simultaneously a must-see movie. Cult classic status awaits!

Rated: 1/5

Nov 12, 2022

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Mark B

I think for 1 hour and 15 minutes I hated this movie. The end marginally brought it back to don’t make me ever have to watch this again. So boring, so frustrating. I believe the bad script and ridiculous characters are meant to be charming. Those crazy Irish but no it is just bad bad writing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Audience Member

No one could ever think this could be a realistic story, but I don't particularly care; it's quirky and sweet and charming and I don't care about how perfect the accents are. Christopher Walken in a film often means it's just tongue in cheek to begin with; Jamie Dornan plays the dork as a dork should look and love lorn Emily Blunt is as good as she always is. The peripheral actors are fun too. I don't know what the big problem here is. It pushes an Irish stereotypical narrative, but that's part of what makes it kind of fun. Maybe it's that it's a story that you can chuckle at while becoming a little invested in seeing how in the world it will wrap up. I have seen it a few times now as it pops up here and there and my opinion doesn't change. It remains a little slice of sweet distraction in a far too serious world.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/22/24

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Michael B

Terrible story line. Beyond ridiculous.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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Ann R

Worth watching to see Christopher Walken, especially in the scene with Jamie Dornan. Memories of my reticent Irish uuncles and cousins, and all the bachelors in Ireland. Much of the dialogue rang very true, Emily Blunt did very well with the accent in my opinion and her voice and Jamie’s were charming. Wild Mountain Thyme is a traditional song, and not, as another reviewer said, a song written by Sinead O’Connor.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/08/24

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Paula K

Ridiculous and dull story line with terrible fake accents. Not sure why anyone would read this script and want to act in it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Janice Q

A little bit slow but there was a beautiful scene with Christopher Walker and Jamie Dornan's characters which made me cry. I thought there was great chemistry between Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan. Ireland is just so beautiful so the scenery was a definite plus. I was a bit disappointed with Sinead's song.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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John Patrick Shanley, who created the classic MOONSTRUCK, brings his sweeping romantic vision to Ireland with Wild Mountain Thyme. The headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon (Emily Blunt) has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony Reilly’s love. The problem is Anthony (Jamie Dornan) seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father Tony's (Christopher Walken) plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew (Jon Hamm), Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams in this comedic, moving and wildly romantic tale.

Director: John Patrick Shanley
Producer: Anthony Bregman, Bradley Gallo, Michael A. Helfant, Martina Niland, Leslie Urdang, Alex Witchel
Screenwriter: John Patrick Shanley
Distributor: Bleecker Street Media
Production Co: Sea Around Us, Mar-Key Pictures, Amasia Entertainment, Likely Story, Aperture Media Partners, Port Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Suggestive Comments|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $194.9K
Runtime: 1h 42m

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