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SummaryThis story of an Irish man's fight to keep his family intact is an uplifting testament to a father's love and the power of the human spirit. (MGM)

Directed By:Bruce Beresford

Written By:Paul Pender

Evelyn

Metascore
55
User score
Generally Favorable
6.4
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Metascore
55
47% Positive
14 Reviews
40% Mixed
12 Reviews
13% Negative
4 Reviews
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80
Variety
The star plays Doyle as just rough enough around the edges to warrant the character's setbacks, but not so unpleasant that the twinkle in his eye is extinguished.
75
Boston Globe
Isn't just a feel-good movie; it's a feel-good-and-righteous movie. And audiences will forgive its flaws.
67
Entertainment Weekly
Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn, and Alan Bates play Desmond's legal eagles, and when joined by Brosnan, the sight of this grandiloquent quartet lolling in pretty Irish settings is a pleasant enough thing, 'tis.
60
TV Guide Magazine
While Brosnan, an Irishman by birth, lays it on bit thick, his performance is surprisingly effective.
50
Miami Herald
There was a fine family drama to be made here, but what we get instead is too sweet to swallow.
25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Think of it as trope grope. Things are so relatively democratic nowadays that filmmakers have to rummage through the past for a truly shmaltzy story. And they don't come any shmaltzier than this.
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Generally Favorable
6.4
40% Positive
2 Ratings
40% Mixed
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  • First Look International
  • Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG
  • Irish DreamTime
  • CineEvelyn
Dec 13, 2002
1 h 34 m
PG
The story of a father's love that changed a nation
MovieGuide Awards
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Nominations
Political Film Society, USA
• 2 Nominations
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