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Brooklyn

2015 Directed by John Crowley

Two countries, two loves, one heart

In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Ellis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.

Saoirse Ronan Domhnall Gleeson Emory Cohen Jim Broadbent Julie Walters Fiona Glascott Jane Brennan Brid Brennan Jessica Paré Emily Bett Rickards Eve Macklin Nora-Jane Noone Eileen O'Higgins Eva Birthistle Jenn Murray Peter Campion Michael Zegen James DiGiacomo Christian de la Cortina Paulino Nunes Ellen David Samantha Munro Maeve McGrath Niamh McCann Iarla O'Lionaird Alain Goulem Aine Ni Mhuiri Emma Lowe Mary O'Driscoll Show All…

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Review by Eli Hayes ★★★½ 28

Coming from someone rather certain of his position on the "straight side" of the sexual orientation spectrum: I would fuck the shit out of Emory Cohen. Reminds me of a young Marlon Brando.

Edit: nah, I'm definitely pansexual.
Review by brat pitt ★★★★ 5

me, watching this & crying about moving back to college that's only 2 hours away from my hometown: (sighs dramatically) my life is just as hard as emigrating from ireland to brooklyn by boat in 1951
Review by davidehrlich ★★★½ 1

imagine THE IMMIGRANT as written by Nicholas Sparks and you'll be on the right track. ...but much more charming than that sounds. it's lightweight stuff with all sorts of issues, and it's absolutely insane that this can't be a studio film in the current climate, but Saoirse Ronan sells every damn second of it.
Review by Mike D'Angelo ★★★ 19

51/100

Second viewing, no change, and now I understand why I find it so underwhelming. In theory, it's about Eilis being torn between her original home and her adopted home, but conveying that without the benefit of the novel's interior monologue is beyond Hornby's or Crowley's abilities—and even beyond Ronan's, ultimately. As a result, the film is forced to rely almost entirely upon external forces to shape Eilis' decisions, and said forces are kinda banal: She warms to America because she meets a nice fella, then finds herself drawn back to Ireland because she meets another nice fella (and gets offered a job she wants). And then her decision to get on the ship is inspired not by an unexpected…
Review by adrianbalboa ★★★★

where is my tony fiorello
Review by Travis Lytle ★★★★½ 16

Lovely, moving, and completely involving, John Crowley's "Brooklyn" plays like a prestige picture from the past but with a contemporary sensibility. Unfolding in the early 1950s, the drama examines the concept of home and, most importantly, the idea that home is most profound recognized when it is of one's own making.

Following Saoirse Ronan's Eilis, a young Irish woman who leaves her home for the more vibrant economic opportunities of the US, "Brooklyn" revolves around Eilis's attempt to find her way in a new country while holding on to her Irish roots. Nick Hornby's screenplay tosses in romance, loss, and temptation, but narrative is steadfastly grounded and elevates its triter touches.

The story's theme provides the film with its emotional…

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Review by Norris ★★★★

Pacing. Cinematography. Acting. This movie flew by. Very engaging, very straightforward, very simple, never boring.
Review by Hana ★★★★½

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Me during the first half of the film: damn 1950s Saoirse Ronan livin' the (white) immigrant American dream! You go girl! How lucky for her to find not a boy, but a MAN there, dang.

Me during the second half of the film: SAOIRSE RONAN HOW DARE YOU EVEN CONSIDER LEAVING THE POOR BOY YOU JUST MARRIED BACK IN BROOKLYN. NO. JUST NO. NONONONONONONONO NO.
Okay phew the title IS Brooklyn, so of course she would've gone back.

Thank god they got married RIGHT before she left to """visit""' Ireland again. GOD. Poor Tony. Also her former employer did an awfully GOOD favor for exposing her like that. GOD. Slapping Saoirse Ronan with nothing but the truth, enough for her…
Review by ophedaigneault ★★★★½

a beautiful movie with a flawless leading performance by saoirse ronan, i loved the ending!
Review by Matteo Ricci ★★★ 1

Lovely little movie that plays a little bit too safe for my taste. Fantastic photography but half a star down for italians eating spaghetti with a spoon. 🍝--> I mean, look, even emojis got it right.
Review by EmHargreaves125 ★★★★

Saiorise strikes gold again with a strong performance about a girl torn beteeen different sides of the Atlantic Ocean
Review by Rasjot Singh ★★★½

SAOIRSE RONAN IS THE BEST!!

Actually though, she’s 24 and she’s been nominated for three Oscars. It’s wonderfully talented people like her that make me question what I’m doing with my life.
Review by mais 🌷 ★★★★½

i would sail from ireland to new york a thousand times over just to have saoirse ronan look at me in that way
Review by felonioustongue ★★★½

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

A classic period piece set in the early 1950s about one young Irish woman's immigrant experience coming to America. It's gorgeous--photography, costume design, actors--well-cast and acted. With her crazy-bright blue eyes, Saoirse Ronan is always hard to look away from, and she holds the center of this film with grace, wit, and realism. She's certainly one of the best things about the film; another is her chemistry with her Italian-American love, played by Emory Cohen. Their scenes together are my favorite moments.

We're supposed to believe Eilis is torn between her lives in America and Ireland, but I never quite bought that this was a real struggle, even as I felt annoyed and confused about Eilis not opening letters and…
Review by océane ★★★

team italian boy