
Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters. When she gets herself pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.... (Full plot summary below)
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Set in Ireland, Sharon Curley is a 20 year old living with her parents and many brothers and sisters. When she gets herself pregnant and refuses to name the father, she becomes the talk of the town.
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| Rolling StonePeter TraversThis rip-roaring Irish comedy is the freshest surprise of the season. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe Snapper sees its characters with warmth and acceptance, and earns its laughs by being wise about human nature. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranThe Snapper sees its characters with warmth and acceptance, and earns its laughs by being wise about human nature. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonWritten by Roddy Doyle this was never going to be a depressing tale of single parenthood. Instead we watch through rose-tinted glasses as the ever watchable Colm Meaney bonds with his family over his daughter's pregnancy out of wedlock in Catholic Ireland. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovThere's not as much bombast here as there was in Parker's Commitments, but then Frears is an entirely different kind of director. He prefers the ensemble to the character study, and here he does a wonderful job of it. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliIt's refreshing to see an old subject dealt with in the open and original manner that The Snapper handles pregnancy. The marriage of humor and drama is admittedly imperfect, but it works well enough to occasionally spawn laughter and touch the heart. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumThis adaptation of Roddy Doyle's novel may not display the glitz and relentless energy of The Commitments, but it has wit, feeling and authenticity. |
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City)Chris HicksA rowdy and rousing Irish comedy that will amuse its intended art-house audience but may also prompt some reflection about the family unit as it exists in the '90s. |
| Flipside Movie EmporiumRob VauxA charming Irish comedy in the same spirit as Waking Ned Devine. Colm Meaney is far funnier than his Star Trek credentials would suggest. |
| VarietyDerek ElleyThere’s plenty of unvarnished, off-the-wall Irish humor, especially in the ensemble scenes of family life and boozy barroom chat, plus real warmth beneath the rough one-liners. |