I honestly thought it was rather stupid for an Irish-American rom-com because like, what politician would ask their assistant to travel to Ireland to find their ancestry, wouldn't you think he go there himself? Also appalling to think that the creators who made Sander's character not ask the father if he was Irish but instead was Hungarian?Anyways I'm asking a lot of questions here with this movie haha. The good parts I have to say were the view of the town the movie was set in. As an Irish person living in Ireland since birth, I have never been down there before but would honestly love to check that little town out since it is just so cute and gorgeous! David O'Hara and Janeane Garofalo were such great actors together like they should've dated in real life. Garofalo definitely has changed since then with a lot of tattoos around her arms, still awesome though! I would actually love her and O'Hara to play as a couple again because seriously, they really know how to do it right! Milo O'Shea was brilliant too, its too bad that they had to kill off the character in the middle of the film because he would've saved their relationship.Good movie, 8/10

This is an enjoyable romantic comedy which even I, being a man, could watch without my toenails crinkling or my gonads shriveling up. The movie works perfectly as long as brassy big-city-girl Janeane Garofalo is confronted with an every-cliché-in-the-book village in the Irish boondocks. This concept stops working as soon as Janeane becomes all gooey gooey about that Irish heartthrob, which happens at about two thirds of the movie. At this point the script tries to tie up too many loose ends and performs a 180° turn towards a happy ending in which big city girl and Oirish oik find true love, the senatorial candiadate wins his election, and the hard-nosed spin doctor commits societal suicide. A bit too much cheese for my palate. Before that the movie was fresh and entertaining -- although it did pander to every cliché about the emerald isle in the book (the women all have luscious arse-length curly red hair, etc.).Stuff I didn't like:*Marcy (Janeane Garofalo) harping on about how she's addicted to fax machines and the New York Times at inappropriate moments. It just makes her seem self-important and boorish.*The fact that autochtonic love interest Sean isn't just a simple Oirish country yokel but actually a cutting-edge investigative journalist who left the business because he was disgusted by the lack of ethics in the industry.*When Marcy arrives at the hotel, she is told that there aren't any rooms available. No more rooms, huh, she asks back. Nope, none whatsoever, she is told. Then they ask around every hotel in the county. Finally the landlady concedes that they do, after all, have a room with en-suite bathroom and fecking bathtub available. Funny that she didn't think of that in the first place.*That this -- for some dark reason -- was director Mark Joffe's last movie to date.Stuff I did like:*How Marcy, when she is being chatted up by Sean, lowers her voice and asks him intimately: "Is being an idiot like being high all the time?"*The acting, especially of the secondary characters, is amazing. Check out matchmaker Milo O'Shea or the local "it's a filthy, FILTHY business" genealogist. Jay O'Sanders and Dennis Leary also make an amazing couple as the nit-witted senator and his ruthless adviser.

This movie is so fun. Janeane Garofalo is perfect for the part and David O'Hara is charming. It would be great to see him more. I feel that the casting was well done. The Irish setting is especially lovely. I wish there were more films like this. It is a feel good "Americanish" romantic comedy with a delightful Irish feel which reminds you that there is a world outside of the US. It brings to mind another movie that makes me feel the same: American Women. Again, this movie takes place in Ireland, it transports you as well to a peaceful quaint village with charming characters and lovely scenery. Part of the charm of both these movies is the music.

I came into this movie with high expectations. First, I really liked Janeane Garofalo in The Truth About Cats And Dogs. Second, I loved Waking Ned Devine and looked forward to another charming little film about Ireland. However, I was very surprised just how uninvolved I felt about this movie and shortly after it was over, I had nearly forgotten what it was all about anyways. If it had been better, I would have remembered much more about it and if it were bad the same could be said. It was sort of like eating tuna casserole--not bad but far from something I would choose to consume! To me, it also looked as if the actors and writers felt pretty much the same way. It's just an inoffensive and bland film.