The Matchmaker
starring: Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Milo O'Shea, Jay O. Sanders, Rosaleen Linehan
directed by: Mark Joffe
directed by: Mark Joffe
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 9780783276977
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0783276974
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 07, 2003
Running Time: 97 minutes
Sales Rank: 5822
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: October 03, 1997
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A political aide hoping to garner votes for her senator travels to ireland looking for his genealogical roots and finds herself in the middle of a local matchmaking festival. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/06/2004 Starring: Janeane Garofalo Paul Hickey Run time: 97 minutes Rating: R Director: Mark Joffe
Amazon.com:
As she does in The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Janeane Garofalo proves she's a capable leading lady--beautiful, charming, self-effacing, and what used to be referred to as sharp as a tack. Garofalo plays Marcy, aide to dim Massachusetts senator McGlory (Jay O. Sanders). Denis Leary is appropriately slimy as a fellow aide. The senator and Nick dispatch Marcy to the remote (and fictitious) Irish town of Ballinagra, where she's supposed to unearth relatives to use in the senator's PR campaign. Along the way, Marcy not only encounters the eccentric locals, but finds herself in the maelstrom of the town's annual matchmaking festival. The single Marcy inadvertently catches the eye of the movie's eponymous matchmaker Dermot (a captivating Milo O'Shea). Dermot senses sparks between Marcy and the equally cynical, recently returned local boy, Sean (David O'Hara), once a successful journalist who's returned home to work on a book. The intimacies of the small town, the relationships between the locals, and the dialogue are credible and engaging. Look for beautiful cinematography and music, too. Also notable is the movie's ability to convey the feel of a foreign film while injecting humor that's both sarcastically American and yet Irish in trademark. --N.F. Mendoza
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- movie for romanticsListed in the book "Cinematherapy for Lovers" in the "Finding Your Prince" chapter. Compelling Irish ... Read More
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- The MatchmakerOriginally saw this movie on WE several winters ago and fell in love with it. I have enjoyed other Irish ... Read More
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- The magic of "Matchmaking"We saw this movie on TV once and loved it. Janeane Garofalo isn't your typical leading actress, but in this ... Read More
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- Funny, Warm and SmartLoved it! I will skip the story synopsis since other reviewers have covered it very well so I'll say that this ... Read More
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- Great Movie!This movie is for any day when you can't decide what to watch. It's a great laugh!
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