Review of The Quiet Man (1952) by James O — 10 Aug 2012

Great movie of the Irish Culture and with John Wayne!

This review of The Quiet Man (1952) was written by James O on 10 Aug 2012.

The Quiet Man has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Norm D (218) on 18 Mar 2017

The Quiet Man is a family tradition every St. Patrick's day, and the film is indeed disarmingly charming in both its wry humor and sentimentality…

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By Les E (496) on 20 Jan 2014

A real joy to watch. The Irish characters are rather stereotyped but in a way that would offend no-one…

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By Stuart M (627) on 16 Dec 2013

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By André D (1,970) on 25 Dec 2015

I grew up watching this movie and I have never stopped loving it. I'm not a John Wayne fan, but I do adore this film…

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By Emily A (464) on 20 Mar 2016

Kind of wish the characters weren't such one-dimensional representations of their culture and could have an adult conversation once throughout…

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John Ford’s bluff and sentimental comedy, from 1952, set in the Irish countryside, is as much an anthropological adventure as a romantic rhapsody…

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By Connor R (142) on 07 Mar 2014

Totally uninteresting and awfully dated, The Quiet Man has beautiful Technicolor cinematography and that's about all there is to it…

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