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

The 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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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan's rural romance is cliched, earnest and all over the place.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 10, 2024

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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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Sarah S

I thought it was charming. It had a warm and endearing quality. It balanced humour and heart and I thought the characters were very lovable and it had a lot of sincerity and was whimsical heartfelt.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/16/25

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Travis G

Really? Really? No, but...really?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Lilah N

Ok, I don’t think any of you really understand how perfectly spectacular this movie was. I might get a little spoilery, so be wary. There’s that whole bit about the land between the gates that Rosemary owns, and she owns because her daughter bought it for her after Anthony pushed her down. Then we learn why Tony sold it. He sold it to buy an actual ring for his wife because he learned he did really love her. The ring which Anthony was going to propose to Rosemary with when he lost it. Rosemary found the ring and kept it as a sign. The writing is amazing, but not only that. The scenery and the score for the movie is beautiful. People are quick to judge things. It’s a weird movie to be sure. My mom watched it first and loved it, so I watched it. I didn’t like it the first time, but since my mom put it on every now and again because it had become her comfort movie, after the third time, I fell in love with it. It is my comfort movie now.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/27/24

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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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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, Port Pictures, Likely Story, Aperture Media Partners, Amasia Entertainment, Mar-Key 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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