Rotten
Makes music almost an afterthought, and as such it never truly sings.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
2003 · 1h 31m · R
Comedy, Music, Romance
Directed by
John Irvin
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The Boys & Girl from County Clare
Overview
In Ireland in the mid 1960s, two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival.
Director and cast
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48%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Irresistible to all those with the slightest speck of Irish blood running in their veins. Or even those non-Irish viewers with a weakness for Irish plays, Irish music, Irish dancing, lilting Irish accents or pints of Guinness.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Rotten
Don't ever think that Hollywood has the market cornered on formula flicks. Those folks from across the pond, in Britain and its environs, can do predictable with the best of them.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Really just a long fiddle session in a very familiar pub.
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Give this movie the back of your hand.
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
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