The best Irish-themed movie this year! It's about a woman who attempts to track down her lost son. What really stands out is the script: it's a mismatched buddy movie, an exposé of 1950's Ireland, problems with the Catholic faith, a condemnation of President Reagan's AIDs policy, a mystery story, and a road movie. So it works on many levels. Some of the dead ends get tedious but there are some great scenes including the one where Coogan finds the missing son online and the many home-movie clips of him. However, there are too many stops and starts in the plot and the arguments over publishing the story get tedious.
Title: Philomena
Genre: Dark drama
New/old: New
Cinema/DVD: Cinema
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Another title that's flat and unoriginal with scenes and themes taken from several movies already reviewed on this blog ( Love and savag...
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One of those movies that gets hyped before release and then everyone would rather forget. Irish chick flick that does what's expected an...
