Waking Ned Devine

A unique and charming comedy. You'll grin like a fool the entire time.

Priceless movie, how two people defraud the national lotto commission. Its an original movie, one of a kind. Completely entertaining. The cinematography, background score and the acting all fit in perfectly. A really entertaining movie that one and all should see.

Octagenarian Irishmen defrauding the lotto commission - priceless.

Funny and a bit heartwarming, although not really anything special.

fantastic cinematography, and pretty good acting. it's definitely worth a watch, and isn't going to be forgotten any time soon, but should never be praised as anything more than a good watch.

Delightful, funny movie that spends a little too much time on the subplot.

A quite likeable and entertaining little movie.

A little bit cheesy, but I still loved it. I want to move to the town where this was filmed.

Full of Irish charm and humour, but not much else.

Very quircky and heartwarming, but the plot is a bit too simple.

Good, saw it a long time ago, only remember the scene with the naked old man riding the motorcycle, also remember it was a good movie.

ger; [Lang lebe Ned Devine!]; in einer irischen kleinstadt gewinnt ein mann im lotto und stirbt an der aufregung, doch dann versuchen alle anwohner dies zu vertuschen.;

fun movie

A fun movie. Curiously, it was shot on the Isle of Man and subsidized by Manx money. But they couldn't sell that abroad so had to pretend it was Ireland.

"It's this edge which has hustled the movie deserved elbow room in the multiplexes alongside more expensive and cinematic productions, and as the twin revelations of a wonderfully unexpected pay-off prove, in the end there's no substitute for wit, invention and real, priceless humour."

Even if the whole movie were just a set-up for a punchline (which it isn't)--still, WHAT a punchline!

A fortuna de Ned estreava há 25 anos no Festival de Toronto. Assisti esse filme antes em algum momento da minha vida de que não faço ideia (não sei se foi TV, VHS ou whatever), não lembrava de nada (nem reconheci o Ian Bannen num primeiromomento), mas é uma jornada dos infernus em termos de bom humor e praxis socialista. YTS.

charming little whatever.

I'm assuming this is the one about a dead guy winning the lottery and some village trying to claim the cash. If so, not a bad film but occaisionally threatens to fall over with "to be sure, to be sure" Oirish 'whimsy' which can get a little twee after a while.

A wonderfully quirky premise (Michael's initial deception is hilarious) fits nicely within the charming seaside setting and its odd old Irish country-bumpkin characters (Michael and Jackie and their naked motorcycle rides are priceless), while occasionally taking secretly delightful turns to startlingly black comedy (see Lizzy's applauded telephone booth death). Its briefness, meanwhile, would sit better if it wasn't for the completely irrelevant romantic side-plot with Pig Finn and Maggie.