54
Metascore
32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York Daily NewsJack MathewsNew York Daily NewsJack MathewsThe question is not whether the movie exactly duplicates the experience of the book, but whether the movie stands on its own. Angela's Ashes clearly does.
- 75Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanIt really gets gloomy.
- 75Miami HeraldCurtis MorganMiami HeraldCurtis MorganSomething of Angela's Ashes does gets lost in translation -- mainly, its fiercely funny voice.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanPhiladelphia InquirerDesmond RyanParker has honored the core of the work and in the process turned a great memoir into a memorable movie.
- 70SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekDramatic, massive in scale, at times very moving. And yet, somehow, it comes up short in terms of essential poetry.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranIf this beautifully made if flawed film sends people back to his book, it will have done good work for sure.
- 50L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla Taylor140 minutes of flat vignette, as dreary and uninvolving as the driving rain that never lets up on the benighted streets of Limerick.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe end result smacks more of Hollywood melodrama than true compassion for the suffering poor.
- 50SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinHas anyone involved in this disaster ever heard a real story?
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThe effect of the 2 1/2-hour film is deadening.