Agnes Browne

This film, although not flashy or glamorous, is true to the times. It is a lovely vignette of working class life in Dublin. With some truly lovely moments, I found it memorable and touching. Don't go looking for another Angela's Ashes... Full review

Yet another hidden gem. As a dealer in new and used movies, especially since I specialize in unusual, out-of-print, Indies, foreign, and other non-mainstream titles, I have the opportunity to discover many films in the hidden-gem category, like this one.... Full review

I loved this film! Angelica Huston is a favorite of mine and I wasn 't disappointed. Quite the contrary. The characters were believeable and delightful , the script well written and directed. I laughed, i cried, I cringed. If you can... Full review

AGNES BROWNE (1999) **1/2 Anjelica Huston, Marion O' Dwyer, Ray Winstone, Tom Jones(cameo). Huston, who also co-produced with filmmaker Jim Sheridan anddirects in her big-screen debut, gives it her all as stoic, decentIrish mother of seven in Dublin circa 1967... Full review

Agnes Browne is a beautiful film based on the troubles of poor and working class. The film is set in 1967 and focuses on Agnes Browne (Anjelica Huston) a recently widowed mother of seven children aged between 2 and 14,... Full review

I think some of the others who commented on this movie were too harsh...it's not meant to be a human drama of great proportions. It's simply a fun, fairy tale that is a feel good movie. It's not made to... Full review

i watched this film purely because there was nothing else on tv. Once we got into the film me and my partner laughed and cried. It is an absolutely fantastic film and i recommend this wonderful film to all.... Full review

This is definitely a chic-flick, but a very good one. Angelica Huston's Irish accent is absolutely fabulous (her bio says she went to school in Ireland). Angelica and her co-star Marion O'Dwyer bond very well together; I felt like I... Full review

Truly a heartwarming story of friendship with Marion and Agnes, but when the whole community is thrown in what an amazing film about friends and friendship. Angelica Huston has captured the essence of Ireland , it's people and their language.Tossed... Full review

In Dublin, 1967, a woman with seven children is suddenly faced with the travails of widowhood in `Agnes Browne,' directed by and starring Anjelica Huston. After the unexpected death of her husband, life becomes something less than a picnic for... Full review

O'Carroll isn't a poetic writer and his method of storytelling is rather straightforward.....Filled with silly moments and cursing, one could claim this to be a standard "Irish tale" in the sense.... ... Full Review

Agnes Browne is a gentle story of a close-knit impoverished community in Dublin, whose great strength is the humanity that it shares. When her husband dies unexpectedly, struggling Dubliner Agnes Browne (Anjelica Huston) borrows money from despicable loan shark Mr Billy (Ray Winstone) to give hubby a fitting funeral. ... Full Review

Agnes Browne" is rated R for occasional strong profanity and some crude humor. It's impossible not to cringe when Pierre says to her in his thick, drippy accent, "Agnes Browne, you're a vision of heaven. ... Full Review

I admired ``Agnes Browne'' for capturing the tough, resilient humor of the working-class Irish. Browne's Boys,'' his successful radio series. Tough `Agnes' Goes Silly Ending of this earthy Irish comedy courts the ridiculous ... Full Review

If Agnes is too good to be true, there's at least some pleasure in viewing Huston's work in front of the camera. That, in miniature, is Anjelica Huston's new picture, "Agnes Browne": mildly funny at times but thick with hokum and relentlessly, unashamedly heart-tugging. ... Full Review

Friday December 3, 1999 If Cinderella lived in Dublin, reared seven children and found her Prince Charming in the guise of a doughy French baker, she might resemble Agnes Browne. ... Full Article

Poverty has never seemed so lucrative. In Ireland, at least, "putting on the poor mouth" has long been a thriving cottage industry, albeit with localized appeal. ... Full Article

Thank God I love Irish accents.If not, I really would have hated Agnes Browne, the second film directed by Angelica Huston (also starring in the title role - but I'll get into that later). ... Full Article

If Cinderella lived in Dublin, reared seven children and found her Prince Charming in the guise of a doughy French baker, she might resemble Agnes Browne. There is a lovely Cinderella moment in "Agnes Browne," Anjelica Huston 's unabashedly moist ... Full Article

Synopsis: AGNES BROWNE tells the touching story of a recently widowed mother of seven in 1967 Dublin who struggles to provide for her children. In order to pay the bills, she borrows money from a vicious... ... Full Article

A passionless film with few glaring warts, Agnes Browne , Anjelica Huston 's feature film directorial debut (she previously directed cable's Bastard Out of Carolina ) floats by innocuously enough, but clearly reveals itself as true mediocrity. ... Full Article