Rotten
Visually immaculate but unaffecting.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
Angela's Ashes
The hopes of a mother. The dreams of a father. The fate of a child.
1999 · 2h 25m · R
Drama
Directed by
Alan Parker
Overview
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prejudice, and alcoholism as the family endures harsh slum conditions.
Director and cast
- Alan Parker Director
- Emily Watson as Angela McCourt
- Robert Carlyle as Malachy McCourt
- Joe Breen as Young Frank
- Michael Legge as Older Frank
- Ciarán Owens as Middle Frank
- J.J. Murphy as St. Vincent Man #2
- Ronnie Masterson as Grandma Sheehan
- Pauline McLynn as Aunt Aggie
- Liam Carney as Uncle Pa Keating
- Eanna MacLiam as Uncle Pat
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Of course, the movie is a thinner version of the novel, but you still get a drama that has you laughing and brokenhearted, often at the same time.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
Angela's Ashes is the soggiest dud of all the major holiday releases.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
Mostly it's a series of visits to the welfare line.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
This one will disappoint fans of the book and repulse those who have not read it.
David L. Beck, San Jose Mercury News
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