Director: John Patrick Shanley
Genre: Comedy/
Drama/ Romance
Runtime: 102
minutes
Year: 2020
Starring: Emily Blunt,
Jamie Dornan, Christopher Walken, Jon Hamm
Description: A pair of
star-crossed lovers (Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan) in Ireland get caught up in
their family’s land dispute.
I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2025 MOVIE CHALLENGE.
WEEK 26: A MOVIE WITH EMILY BLUNT
Review: The Irish landscape is lovingly captured in “Wild Mountain Thyme”.
Unfortunately, that is the only good thing about this ridiculous romance movie.
Director John Patrick
Shanley based “Wild Mountain Thyme” on his own play, which was performed on
Broadway in 2014. American press was positive about the play, Irish and Britisch
press were not. The main criticism, the accumulation of Irish stereotypes, has also
made it into the film adaptation, including a number of implausible accents
from the American and British actors. In the movie, the accents of Christopher
Walken and Emily Blunt are strange to hear, but Irish actor Jamie Dornan is the
least convincing as an Irishman. His flat acting does not help. Or is it the
poor script that makes the main character Anthony Reilly such a
one-dimensional, flat character.
When we’re almost at the end
of the film, Anthony tells the reason
why he never declared his love for his neighbor Rosemary Muldoon. It is even a
fundamental part of his character. It’s only elaborated on at the end, so that
it can serve as a stupid twist. Which makes the ridiculous collection of clichés
about stereotypical Guinness-drinking Irish farmers even more stupid. It's impossible
to feel romantic emotions that the climax should have evoked.
Was the ending meant to
funny? No, I don’t think so. And that’s why it’s so weird Jamie Dornan and
Emily Blunt also have no chemistry whatsoever. This movie was really bad.
Rating: 1,5/ 5
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