Waking Ned Devine
by Kirk Jones
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Actor: David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Ian Bannen, James Nesbitt, Susan LynchDirector: Kirk Jones
Writer: Kirk Jones
Producer: Alexandre Heylen
Producer: Glynis Murray
Producer: Keith Hayley
Producer: Mark Ezra
Producer: Miara Martell
Producer: Neil Peplow
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.35:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-06-01
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: 20th Century Fox
DVD Reviews of Waking Ned Devine
DVD Review: Waking Ned Devine
Summary: 5 Stars
An excellent movie, which we knew before ordering the DVD. The DVD is an excellent reproduction of the movie. DVD Review: Celebrate life!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Waking of Ned Devine is a celebration of life as seen through the eyes of friends in a small Irish town off the coast of Ireland. The twists and turns of the plot will have you convulsing at times as the
small town comes to terms with their good fortune and loss simultaneously.
As the story races to it's conclusion, the frantic music of the fiddler
parallels the "fortunes" of the town grinch. An extraordinary slice of
Irish life and humor magically captivating us willing participants. You'll
cheer at the end of this masterpiece!!!
DVD Review: In my all time top 10
Summary: 5 Stars
Keeping this short, WND is one of the funniest, most charming and clever movies I have ever seen. You can watch this 5xs and still laugh just as hard as first time. Perfect family movie. If you haven't seen this, you've missed out. This movie crosses generations and cultures, and how many can say that these days?
10*s Forget the five
DVD Review: Oh, that someone will speak this highly of me at my funeral...
Summary: 4 Stars
To say this movie is funny is just not saying enough. It speaks of Irish traditions, human nature, the good, the bad and the funny, and gives you the nervous jitters as to what is going to happen next.
But, the ending scene with song will bring tears to your eyes or at least a lump in your throat. The tune is "Parting Glass" and the words are humbling.
We loved this movie!
DVD Review: movies came quick
Summary: 5 Stars
I had my movies, which were new and still in the packaging, in a quick, timely manner.
Description of Waking Ned Devine
When Ned Devine dies from shock after winning the lottery, two longtime friends, Micheal and Jackie, discover the body and agree Ned would want them to benefit from his good luck. They embark upon an outrageous scheme to claim the ticket but first they have to get all the townsfolk to go along with their plan!When local wag Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen) discovers that one of his neighbors in the village of Tulaigh Mohr is a lottery winner he sees a chance to share in the wealth. Things get complicated when Jackie and his pal Michael O'Sullivan (David Kelly) discover that the winner, Ned Devine, died of shock at the very moment he learned of becoming a millionaire. Undaunted, Jackie and Michael dispose of the lucky stiff and hatch a plot to impersonate him and claim the prize. Soon the whole village is involved and the plot rapidly thickens.
This film has been compared to The Full Monty, but it lacks the vein of desperation that added depth to that film. Instead, Waking Ned Devine is closer in tone to classic British comedies like Whisky Galore!, with its cast of eccentrics gleefully conspiring to outwit the authorities. Those with a low tolerance for twinkly eyed Irish charm might be tempted to steer clear, although the movie is saved, for the most part, by its central performances. Bannen is superb as an old man who is clearly hungry for any excitement he can drum up and David Kelly is remarkable as his scrawny sidekick. Kelly has had a long career as a character actor in film and television, but here he has a chance to really let loose. His naked motorcycle ride is a marvelous set piece and in all of his other scenes his twitchy, perfectly timed performance quite simply steals the movie. --Simon Leake
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