Angelas Ashes

  • 2000


MOVIE IS relentless depressing anecdotal primitive conventional
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51 % Rotten
$ 13 Million
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Positive Reviews 22
Negative reviews 13
Average Rating 3.1/5
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2.0
Angelas Ashes is the soggiest dud of all the major holiday releases. EW
3.1
The result is a movie of great craft and wonderful images, lacking a heart. Rogerebert
3.5
Simply put, her presence doesnt permeate every frame of the film, as it should. (
4.0
I enjoyed the relentless gloomy realism, the refusal to put a happy face on McCourts miserable childhood. E Film Critic
4.5
Perhaps the material here doesnt necessarily require a subtle hand. San Francisco Chronicle
1.3
Angelas Ashes isnt a depressing film, though it probably should have been. San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
In a relentless way, director Alan Parker presents the soul shattering effects of poverty. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
To show a young mans life just for the sake of showing it doesnt cut it. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
The child actors are OK, and Watson does nicely with her limited screen time, but this one doesnt go beyond a dreary exercise in misery. News Review
4.5
While the film and its often darker look at life probably wont appeal to everyone, and may not please fans of the McCourts original novel despite the .. Screen It
1.5
Fortunately, warm performances from the cast ensure that the film itself isnt a complete downer. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.0
Angelas Ashes is a gem for the sort of audience that needs no fast cutting and no contrived conflicts. Internet Reviews
3.8
Possesses an impeccable honesty and humanity that speaks to our hearts and our minds. Internet Reviews
2.5
But even the anguish of Franks miserable childhood feels manufactured.
2.0
Though meticulous in detail and unsentimental in tone, the film fails to convey on screen McCourts witty, wry, self deprecating words on page. Emanuellevy
1.5
Like bread without yeast, Angelas Ashes minus the authors wit cant rise to meet expectations. Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
a long, exhausting, almost completely humorless chronicle of misery, shame, and hardship Q Network
1.5
The story of Frank McCourts triumph makes it to the screen intact. Its the lyricism, the heartbeat, that seem to be missing. Salon
3.8
Instead of a sharp satire of a subject ripe for parody professional boxing we get a tedious, unfunny road movie. Mr Brown Movies
3.0
Primitive peoples, or so its said, resist being photographed, believing that the creation of an image robs them of their souls. A quaint notion, perha .. Calendar Live
4.5
The filmmakers have managed to take an anecdotal work and shape it into a film with a particular story arc. Hollywood
3.8
A moving, passionate drama that echoes with McCourts distinctive character and glimmers with obstinate hope. Spliced Wire
1.5
Despite the grievous mood integral to telling the story of the McCourt family, Angelas Ashes never descends to a level of complete despondency. Boxoffice Magazine
4.5
A well crafted look at the hard childhood of Irish author Frank McCourt and his family. E Online
2.0
And if misery per se were an interesting topic, this adaptation of Frank McCourts book might be too. Dennis Schwartz Reviews
4.5
Despite the generally tragic and depressing nature of the subject matter, Angelas Ashes is a surprisingly funny film at times. Film Quips Online
4.5
There is something so compelling, so forceful and even so humourous about McCourts life journey that the film lifts us out of the Limerick gloom it de .. Jam! Movies
4.5
Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle are the near perfect embodiment of McCourts troubled parents. Rochester Goes Out
3.8
Most depressingly with this movie adaptation, writers Laura Jones and Alan Parker renounce themselves over to the contrived emotional drivel that plag .. Cinema Phile
4.5
Like a good potato, Angelas Ashes is heavy on the starch and light on the protein. Movie Juice
4.5
Carlyles Malachy is pinched, brooding, and well aware of the pain hes causing. Maclean's Magazine
2.0
A dreary, ultimately punishing adaptation of Frank McCourts memoir, where every other scene has somebody either getting sick, puking or dying.
1.5
Angelas Ashes is a strong, entertaining tale of one boys childhood. Phantom Tollbooth
3.8
The story lacks focused character conflict that would make it a truly fine cinematic experience. Cinema Sense
3.5
Too much of it is admirable without necessarily being engaging, serving as a mere litany of childhood miseries. Scott Renshaw's Screening ..
1.5
Careful avoidance of overly melodramatic performances in spite of the highly dramatic scenarios.
1.5
The script by Parker and Laura Jones also borrows massive chunks of McCourts narration, in voice over style, but the result is constantly to tell us r .. I Film



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