~~~The Matchmaker~~~
Just had to do a review on one of my all time favorite films The Matchmaker, now some people may have seen this some not but I would rate it as a stay at home curl up on the couch funny film. Not just for us girlies but my hubby finds this one funny too.
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As she does inThe Truth About Cats and Dogs, Janeane Garofalo proves she's a capable ... more
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 (...
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The MatchmakerAs she does inThe Truth About Cats and Dogs, Janeane Garofalo proves she's a ... more
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 sen...
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Janeane Garofalo (Truth About Cats and Dogs and Reality Bites) gives another witty, ... more
engaging performance in The Matchmaker. As Marcy Tizard, she lands in a remote Irish town during its annual matchmaking festival. Men are at every corner, but love is n...
Do you believe in love after death? Gianluca has to admit his life is empty. His ... more
high-pressure City job his seven-figure income his glossy girlfriends -- all have long ceased to satisfy him. His marriage is over and he barely knows his young daughters. In search of serenity and a deeper purpose to his existence he flees to Italy to the magical Palazzo Montelimone lovingly restored by his parents to chill and to assess his future. But life on the sun-drenched Amalfi coast is not as peaceful as Luca anticipates. The palazzo is filled with his mother's eccentric friends and haunted by the ghosts of its murderous past. He meets a woman whose dark eyes are heavy with sorrow and a solemn little boy with an incredible secret. As he begins to unravel a mystery that has its roots in a long-ago act of violence Luca is forced to face his greatest fear in exchange for the greatest truth.
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The most successful matchmaker in Ireland is about to hit a brick wall. Janeane Garofalo ... more
stars as Marcy Tizard an election campaigner sent to Ireland to trace the relatives of her charge Senator John McGlory in an effort to emphasize his Irishness to the voters. Marcy lands in a remote Irish town during its annual matchmaking festival. Men are at every corner but love is nowhere in sight. Until she meets a man even more cynical than herself!
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...my all time favorite films The Matchmaker, now some people may have seen this some not but I would rate it as a stay at home curl up on the couch funny film. Not just for us girlies but my hubby finds this one funny too.
~~Briefly about the film~~
Janeane Garfalo (of The Truth about cats and dogs and Mystery Men) plays Marcy Tizard in this film she is helping an American Senator John McGlory (Played by Jay O Sanders) ... ...she finds herself bang in the middle of a matchmaking festival.
Constantly under pressure from Denis Leary who plays the senators right hand man to provide proof of the senators ancestors.
She meets Dermot O'Brien played by (Milo O'Shea) the local matchmaker who decides he is going to try and help her find her true love. He does not let her know this but pretends to be helping her find the senators ancestors.
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~~~The Matchmaker~~~
Just had to do a review on one of my all time favorite films The Matchmaker, now some people may have seen this some not but I would rate it as a stay at home curl up on the couch funny film. Not just for us girlies but my hubby finds this one funny too.
~~Briefly about the film~~
Janeane Garfalo (of The Truth about cats and dogs and Mystery Men) plays Marcy Tizard in this film she is helping an American Senator John McGlory (Played by Jay O Sanders) To trace his Irish ancestors, but much to her horror she finds herself bang in the middle of a matchmaking festival.
Constantly under pressure from Denis Leary who plays the senators right hand man to provide proof of the senators ancestors.
She meets Dermot O'Brien played by (Milo O'Shea) the local matchmaker who decides he is going to try and help her find her true love. He does not let her know this but pretends to be helping her find the senators ancestors.
But his rival matchmaker Millie O'Dowd played by (Rosaleen Linehan) sets him a bet that he can't match make Marcy and Sean Kelly played by (David O'Hara from Braveheart ) so he goes all out to match them up. This bet leads to lots of funny encounters and just general mayhem.
I think the mix of Irish and American works well in this film.
Don't want to give too much away about the film as I hate people who tell me about a film before I see it myself.
~~My Views on the film~~
It's full of funny bits, lots of mushy love bits and some very sad bits. But overall a great story and a worthwhile film to watch. The film has an overall feelgood factor and makes you want to watch it again and again. The actors are great and are very believable.
~~Where to buy~~
Now I originally watched this film on TV and just loved it so much I had to find it on DVD. I eventually found it online got it on Amazon for about £5.00.
UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS, PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT; TECHNICOLOR DISTRIBUTION SERVICES
Release date
02/01/2006, 09/04/2007
No of Discs
1, 3
Catalogue No
823 594 1, 8248926
Barcode
5050582359411, 5050582489262
Screenwriter
Graham Linehan, Louis Nowra, Karen Janszen
Composer
John Altman
Author
Greg Dinner
Languages
Main Language
English
Professional reviews
Review
This was the role Garofalo was born to play: strong, smart, caustic, funny and vulnerable (Box Office, )
...Ms. Garofalo is capable of projecting an endearing childlike rapture... (New York Times, )
Technical information
Aspect Ratio
16:9 Wide Screen
Sound
Dolby Digital
Special Features
Interactive menu
DVD Description
An acerbic Boston spin doctor (Garofalo) arrives in the rural hamlet of Ballinagra, Ireland in search of local colour to use as fodder in her employer's flagging Senatorial campaign. But what she finds is a rustic nightmare, as her arrival coincides with the town's hectic matchmaking festival. What's more, the local matchmaker has a bet riding on his ability to pair her off with her annoying hotel neighbour, an equally crusty and unwilling novelist.
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