Review of Angela's Ashes (1999) by Matthew R — 14 Jan 2006

Moving drama. Great acting and sets/locations.

This review of Angela's Ashes (1999) was written by Matthew R on 14 Jan 2006.

Angela's Ashes has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

Angela's Ashes (1999) Movie Reviews (395)
Angela's Ashes (1999) Critic Reviews (41)
Angela's Ashes (1999) User Reviews (354)

More Reviews of Angela's Ashes

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 20 Jun 2012

Seems populated yet uninhabited; the only real star is the gloom…

Read Review

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Chad D (886) on 17 Mar 2012

You're not Irish unless you're bawling by the end of the movie :P…

Read Review

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Chris R (1,477) on 13 Sep 2014

Gave me insight into my heritage and the struggles faced but not as moving as you'd think…

Read Review

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Ellen B (95) on 29 May 2011

What a sad story. I can't even imagine any child having to got through such a horrible childhood…

Read Review

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 17 Mar 2011

A tedious, vastly disappointing film that does not do justice to the wonderful and touching book upon which it is based…

Read Review

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Jason M (2,623) on 18 Oct 2011

Very true to the book. Yes, Mr. McCourt, I won't argue with you, the poor Irish childhood might be the worst of all…

Read Review

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Charly C (4) on 16 Aug 2015

La adaptación de Alan Parker (Expreso de Medianoche, The Wall) de Las Cenizas de Ángela, es definitivamente, una experiencia diferente a…

Read Review

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Parker M (179) on 11 Feb 2011

2.5 Stars out of 4 Angela's Ashes, an enigmatic title, has all the right spaces for an adaptation movie, but not enough heart…

Read Review

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Roger D (45) on 02 Jun 2011

Heart warming true story - thoroughly recommend the film for a cold Sunday infront of the TV with a nice drink…

Read Review

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Erin C (953) on 04 Sep 2011

Very sad. I didn't care for the ending, but I thought the majority of the movie was very good. It was a little long, but it wasn't unbearable…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)

By Claire H (237) on 30 Jun 2009

I was hoping this would be a nice feel good movie, however, I came away from watching this film feeling disgust and sadness…

Read Review

Review of 'G' Men (1935)

By Jay N (1,399) on 22 Sep 2008

As far as technique goes, this is pretty standard…

Read Review

Review of I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009)

By Amely (1) on 11 Sep 2009

Its exactly what you'd expect from Tyler perry, which to me is a very, extremely horrible thing. I saw cause I'm a big fan of Taraji P…

Read Review

Review of Shakes the Clown (1991)

By Chris Hicks (618) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 01 Jan 2000

Shakes the Clown is sick but whether it's a joke is a matter of taste. And this film is about as tasteless as they come…

Read Review

Review of Aberdeen (2000)

By Richard I (201) on 25 Aug 2018

Appalling student film script, plotting and characterisation that shows that good acting is entirely dependent on good writing and direction,…

Read Review

Review of Brooklyn's Finest (2010)

By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 14 Nov 2009

Simultaneously full of itself and full of sh--, Brooklyn's Finest is a cop movie so shallow, dumb, derivative and infuriating that it feels…

Read Review

Review of All Things Fair (1995)

By Xain R (37) on 17 Sep 2013

A coming-of-age story from Sweden. I guess I would like it more if I had watched it decades back…

Read Review

Review of The Pillow Book (1995)

By Steve H (1,232) on 19 Feb 2017

Very weird, I thought someone might have dropped an acid tab in my ovaltine to start with…

Read Review

Review of Wake in Fright (1971)

By David S (4,459) on 14 Dec 2017

Should have just called it Drunk Town. Never seen so much drinking in a movie. Whole town consists of drunkards. Too bad the movie sucked…

Read Review

Review of Public Hero Number 1 (1935)

By Ashley H (2,345) on 15 Nov 2018

Public Hero #1 is a disappointing film. It is about a G-man who goes undercover to infiltrate a gang…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

The Prodigy

2019

53%39 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Angela's Ashes

1999

70%395 Reviews

Chain Letter

2010

48%118 Reviews

The Young Messiah

2016

54%141 Reviews

Kite

2014

30%50 Reviews

Just Like Heaven

2005

68%571 Reviews

That Awkward Moment

2014

51%679 Reviews

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

1999

69%557 Reviews

Bully

2001

66%527 Reviews

Spirited

2022

62%62 Reviews

Leprechaun in the Hood

2000

39%217 Reviews