In America (2002)

Movie: 'In America'
Genre: Drama, Family grows closer through hard times.
Rating: 6.5/10

What a load of trollop. I don't know who this movie was made for. It has an Irish family in it. Apparently that alone convinced the producers to sink an assload of cash into this film.

I call this the 'Are You Being Served?' phenomenon. An atrocious British sitcom that has been in U.S syndication for at least a decade. How is this possible? They all have british accents. This seems to seruptitously elevate the one of the lowest of the low-brow sitcoms into a sophisticated comedy for the american masses. Please note that this only works one way across the Atlantic. If 'Married with Children' was exported to the U.K., the simultanious mashings of remote control 'off' buttons would cause orbiting satellites to veer from their orbits. Thus causing a telecommunication blackout that, in all likelyhood, would be blamed on the French.

The actors were pretty good, seeing as what they had to work with. I feel like I know the black guy from something else, like 'Amistad' or something, but I've never even seen that movie. I'm pretty sure the female lead was the mute girl from 'Sweet and Lowdown' (awesome movie), but she was a lot better when she was mute. The lead actor was nothing special, kinda like a younger Gabriel Byrne. The best of the bunch were the two little girls, outstanding work, the only thing that kept me from turning it off.

So, rent it if you like Irish accents. Or, maybe if you're a U2 freak. But don't be expecting any U2. Freak.