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Wild Mountain Thyme

2020

John Patrick Shanley

Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Jon Hamm, Christopher Walken ...

4.8

1,271

Romance. Drama A pair of star-crossed lovers in Ireland get caught up in their family's land dispute. Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbor Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father's plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew, Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Adrian Horton The Guardian	"It’s certainly watchable, even pleasant – if you can get past whatever nonsense the characters are saying (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A limp dollop of Irish whimsy that never sparks to life (...) There's a dispiritingly artificial feel to this sluggish adaptation"	NEG
United Kingdom	Allan Hunter Screendaily	"Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan are bogged down in director John Patrick Shanley’s misbegotten Irish romance (...) Whimsy and cliche overwhelm the more intriguing melancholy elements"	NEG
United States	Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times	"[The characters] do many strange, showy things here that defy logic or payoff (...) Still, there are a number of affecting moments en route"	NEU
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"The whole thing implodes in the kind of head-scratching mess that leaves you feeling like some dreams just aren’t worth sharing with the world."	NEG
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"[It] comes close to winning our hearts based on the performances and the lush County Mayo scenery and the sheer romanticism of it all, but [Shanley] keeps us at arm’s distance in the climactic sequences (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Katie Rife AV Club	"Take away the gorgeous setting, however, and you’re left with a romantic comedy that’s never romantic and only occasionally funny."	NEG
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"John Patrick Shanley has made a film that many will enjoy, but few will understand"	NEU
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"It’ll most likely bore ya (...) 'Wild Mountain Thyme' doesn’t work. You name it, something’s off with it (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"A romantic comedy desperately straining for the lightness of a fairy tale (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Chuck Bowen Slant	"Jamie Dornan is a stiff whom Jon Hamm immediately upstages, and this dynamic underscores why the film is so tedious and unsatisfying (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"Writer-director John Patrick Shanley pivots back and forth from sweet to sticky, but Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan help make the concoction palatable"	NEU
United States	Stefan Pape Common Sense Media	"It never takes any risks, and just feels too formulaic, and cliched (...) That said, it's sweet at times, and the two central performances from Blunt and Dornan do impress"	NEU
United Kingdom	Ian Freer Empire	"It’s not just that 'Wild Mountain Thyme' is bogged down by overripe Irish trappings. It also fails to work on the most basic romcom level. Sadly, not even a strong cast can rescue a pot of gold from the end of this rainbow (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"Shanley’s small-scale style behind the camera lacked emotional sweep and compelling pacing (...) His writing bounces between painfully obvious character commentary and moments of magic (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU

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