MaryAnn Johanson Flick Filosopher Jul 3, 2005

How high is your tolerance for charming ****e?

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Laura Kelly South Florida Sun-Sentinel Apr 28, 2005 2/4

Never catches its rhythm.

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Marc Mohan Oregonian Apr 8, 2005 C+

Holds little of interest, with a generic story line and a cast that's mostly just going through the motions.

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Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Apr 6, 2005 C

Seems like used goods...the utter predictability of not only the main plot but every subplot attached to it overwhelms any good will you might bring to it.

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Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle Mar 25, 2005 2/4

Makes music almost an afterthought, and as such it never truly sings.

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Kevin Lally Film Journal International Mar 24, 2005

This tale of longstanding sibling rivalry set against a Ceili music competition doesn't score any points for originality, but it's a likeable enough 90-minute outing, especially for Eirephiles.

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James Verniere Boston Herald Mar 18, 2005 3/4

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Susan Walker Toronto Star Mar 18, 2005 3/4

Irresistible to all those with the slightest speck of Irish blood running in their veins. Or even those non-Irish viewers with a weakness for Irish plays, Irish music, Irish dancing, lilting Irish accents or pints of Guinness.

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Rick Groen Globe and Mail Mar 18, 2005 2/4

Don't ever think that Hollywood has the market cornered on formula flicks. Those folks from across the pond, in Britain and its environs, can do predictable with the best of them.

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Jeffrey Westhoff Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) Mar 18, 2005 2/4

Pushes the least interesting relationships to the front and shoves the most interesting ones too the back.

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Scott Brown Entertainment Weekly Mar 16, 2005 C+

Really just a long fiddle session in a very familiar pub.

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Ken Fox TV Guide Mar 11, 2005 2.5/5

While there's lots of great Ceili music on tap, it's wrapped in a story so traditional that it's not especially interesting.

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Anita Gates New York Times Mar 11, 2005 3/5

Everyone is likable in John Irvin's appealing if obvious little fable about two estranged brothers and their ceili, or traditional Irish, bands.

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Russell Scott Smith New York Post Mar 11, 2005 2/4

Isn't a total loss, but neither does it have the charm of The Full Monty or other feel-good indie Brit flicks it emulates.

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Janice Page Boston Globe Mar 11, 2005 2/4

As thin and frothy as the head on a pint of Guinness.

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David Foucher EDGE Boston Mar 11, 2005 B-

The charm of "The Boys and Girl from Country Clare" might be compared to the charm of Ceili music: infectious in its beat, but after a while it all sounds the same.

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David Sterritt Christian Science Monitor Mar 10, 2005 3/4

Lots of lively tunes and spirited acting.

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Gene Seymour Newsday Mar 10, 2005 2.5/4

The music compensates for the movie's broad high jinks and soapy romantic contrivances, handled with slick, cold hands by director John Irvin.

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Sid Smith Chicago Tribune Mar 10, 2005 3.5/4

An irresistible Irish comedy, lovingly told, beautifully acted and graced with the perfect balance of chuckles and bittersweet heartache.

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