Agnes Browne

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

Agnes Browne seems positively designed to go by unnoticed. Agnes Browne nicely balances out the high-concept films of the fall and winter AGNES BROWNE Rated:R For movie details, please click here . ... Full Review

Agnes Browne is a character-driven piece with a character who seems somewhat hollow. Try as she might (and she does, slowing her gait to a meandering shuffle and staring cockeyed at the world around her), Huston can't seem to get inside the pleasant mope of Agnes, and the film suffers for it. ... Full Review

One can only guess that Ms Huston was trying to capture some of the quirky charm of her homeland with Agnes Browne. What follows is an increasingly predictable blend of comedy, romance, tragedy and so on. ... Full Review

When she has to borrow cash from a local loanshark, Mr. Billy (Ray Winstone), Agnes refuses to be tractable or properly deferential. Agnes Browne opens as she and her best friend Marion (Marion O'Dwyer) try to file for Agnes's widow's pension just hours after her husband's death. ... Full Review

Huston is convincing The last reel (with its laughable appearance by an ill-at-ease Tom Jones) resembles nothing more than a Childrens Film Foundation production. ... Full Review