In America [2003] [DVD]

Good

This movie is amazing. I am not exaggerating! It is so beautifully shot, well written and everyone in the film can actually act! The younger sister who plays Ariel (she's on the cover) is so adorable (physically and mentally).It is about an Irish family (Mum, Dad, two girls) who are moving to New York as a fresh start, because they have lost their son Frankie about a year before. They live in a rough area in the top apartment of a really old apartment block and the Dad tries to make it as an actor to support the family. In the old building where they live they make friends with a lonely man who avoids everyone and takes out his anger in his art (he also has an illness that is wearing him down) but the children see through him and he becomes friends with them. The mother becomes expectant with another child. The doctor tells her that it would be wise to abort it early, as it will be a dangerous pregnancy. She decides against the doctor's concerns and continues with the pregnancy. Through the pregnancy she has to overcome Frankie's death. I won't say anything more! you will have to watch it!It is so heart-warming (i shed a few tears at the end). It has sad moments, but it all comes together at the end.

This film was beautiful, it has definitely made its way straight into my top 3 films. Up there with 'Now Is Good' and 'Never Let Me Go'. This is about an Irish family that move to America and as you watch you learn why they moved, what they are running from and what they are running to. The characters were well thought of and believable, they had so much depth to them that watching this film you can't help but begin to care deeply about the characters. Certain characters also surprised me in their development throughout the film. Honestly beautiful, you will shed a tear.

Beautiful film about Irish Family moving to New York. Great acting from all the cast. DVD sound quality was very poor

I know that real afficionados of the book of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" will disagree but i am more thinking of the film versions and their treatment of struggling families in New York and the depth of performance than anything else. Through the eyes of a child this perceptive and wonderful piece of cinema does give hope that we can survive emotional turmoil and grow stronger even when the world throws other obstacles.Th performances are beautiful. Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, and Djimon Hounsou are great as the parents and the downstaira terminally ill neighbour but the real tributes have to go to young Sarah and Emma Bolger for their portrayals of the young sisters, Christie and Ariel.This is a largely autobiographical work for director Jim Sherida who also co-wrote the script with his own daughters, Naomi and Kirsten. He escapes mawkishness and sentimentality and directs a wonderfully appealing film. I mark hard when i do the reviews and so wish i could give four and a half stars.

Watch this film for a wonderful experience. It is sad to the point of making your heart ache but beautifully uplifting. It is filled with sadness, love, hope and joy, just like real life, however this is not any kind of stereotype of a movie, it is entirely unique. The acting is faultless and from the heart. If you want to feel all of the emotions I've written about here then watch it!

Metallica live is and always will be a feast for the ears,I've seen them a few times and it always leaves me wanting more,I have a lot of live metallica DVDs and this one is as good as the rest,it's metallica live and if they were to sing ba ba blacksheep all night I'd still give it 5 stars

There are lots of good things about this film but also lots of things that for some reason did not totally convince me or draw me in ,can't quite put my finger on it .The outstanding performance for me was Djimon Hounson who played the artist shaman ,wow what a presence this man had and when he was on he just dominated the scene and stole the movie together with the little girls who were amazing