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Waking Ned Devine | Year: 1998 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Kirk Jones (III) Actors/Actresses: - Ian Bannen - David Kelly Not laugh-out-loud funny...but very amusing I enjoyed watching this movie very much, but it was not what I expected. I was looking for something to make me laugh, and I didn't find it here. <BR>Waking Ned Devine is a very amusing-heart warming felt story of a man that wins the lottery, only to wind up dead. Doesn't sound very heart warming now does it, but it is. <BR>Ned's two friends are the ones that find the ticket, and that's when it all comes together. This is actually a story of two very close friends from a very small town that would like to hit it rich, and find out that money isn't as important as friendship and community. Don't get me wrong, there are a few parts that brought out a chuckle, like the naked motor cycle ride, and...<BR>Overall, I really enjoyed this film, and I'd watch it again, but it doesn't belong in my collection because it isn't something that I would be compelled to just pop in the DVD player on a moments notice. Just watch it on TV, 'cause you know it will be on sometime, and when it does come on...watch it. It's worth your time. Amusing, Likeable Comedy Not For Kids Ned Devine lives in a small, rural, old-fashioned Irish village and wins the national lottery. Unfortunately, the shock of winning gives him an immediate and fatal heart-attack. The entire village, led by two of Ned's friends, conspire to collect and share the money by impersonating Ned and fooling the lottery officials. Lots of beautiful scenery. The Irish accents are sometimes difficult to understand. Ian Bannen and David Kelly are wonderful as the two who run the impersonation scam. They make perfect old scoundrels or curmudgeons. Everyone seems believable as inhabitants of a small, rural Irish village. This is a movie that makes you laugh occasionally but smile a lot. The naked motorcycle ride is hilarious, as is the village "witch" going over the cliff (apparently without her broomstick). While there is little profanity, no sex, and little nudity (one wrinkly old man), this is not a movie for kids because the whole theme revolves around cheering for a group of likeable but dishonest people who are tying to cheat the government. Adults will understand the "suspension of disbelief" needed and the line between fact and fiction (I hope), but children don't need dishonesty being modeled for them, especially by the good guys. Very amusing, occasionally hilarious, very likeable. Avoid this film if you can't handle foreign accents or overdose easily on quaint Irish charm. Bit O' Irish Fun Waking Ned Devine is a wonderful, hilarious movie that focuses on the antics of two old (but not down) men who hatch a brilliant but very risky scheme that if it works, will bring wealth to their small Irish town, but if it fails will land them in jail for fraud. The performances by all are so good, you are drawn into the movie and in love with all the characters from the start. A subplot of romance between a beautiful single mother and an earnest (but smelly) pig farmer adds to the general warmth of the movie. The end scene is one of the most well-executed ones I have ever seen. It is a real show stopper. My brother and mother watch this movie over and over. Buy Waking Ned Devine at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Waking Ned Devine Search with the Priority Search Engine on Waking Ned Devine This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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