Anthony Lane The New Yorker Aug 31, 2020

It sounds like a drab little tale, but in the hands of the film's director, Stephen Frears, it becomes a headlong tumble into good humor...

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David Ansen Newsweek Mar 13, 2015

As warm and lived-in as an old pair of boots, The Snapper is an honorable feel-good movie.

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Kim Newman Empire Magazine Mar 11, 2008 4/5

At once realistic and idealised, this is a rare attempt to make drama of ordinary people doing the right thing.

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Film4 Staff Film4 Mar 11, 2008

Gritty, charming and with a heart as big as the Emerald Isle itself.

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Derek Elley Variety Mar 11, 2008

Casting and playing are uniformly tops, with special praise for Fionnuala Murphy as Kellegher's best pal, Ruth McCabe as the quiet, long-suffering mom, and the five kids as her loopy brothers and sisters.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Mar 11, 2008

Better-than-average sitcom stuff, enhanced by the lively performances, Doyle's own adaptation, and the able direction of Stephen Frears.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Feb 25, 2006 4/5

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Geoff Andrew Time Out Feb 9, 2006

Deeply affecting.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 10, 2005 4/5

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Thomas Delapa Boulder Weekly May 6, 2005 3/5

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall May 1, 2004 3/5

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Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Nov 5, 2003 4/5

Intimate and effective little drama from Stephen Frears.

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Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Aug 29, 2003 4/5

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Nell Minow Movie Mom Aug 20, 2003 4/5

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Charles Hagen New York Times May 21, 2003 4/5

A small, joyful lark of a film.

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Monica Hayde Palo Alto Weekly May 20, 2003 3.5/4

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Brian J. Arthurs Beach Reporter (Southern California) Apr 7, 2003 3/5

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Rob Vaux Flipside Movie Emporium Jan 11, 2003 3/5

A charming Irish comedy in the same spirit as Waking Ned Devine. Colm Meaney is far funnier than his Star Trek credentials would suggest.

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Luke Y. Thompson New Times Oct 24, 2002 4/5

I can't get enough of those wacky Irish, and this film's got plenty.

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