6/5/2023 0 Comments Wild mountain thyme![]() Several pivotal and somewhat forced events conspire to push Rosemary and Anthony closer together, and despite the bumps along the way - and Adam’s looming presence - there’s little doubt where these two lonely souls are headed. This brings out whatever fight the fatally self-doubting Anthony has in him, but retreat is never far behind. It’s a seemingly rash decision that gets pushback from both Rosemary and Tony’s wise old friend and neighbor - and Rosemary’s ma - Aoife (Dearbhla Molloy).Ī rivalry of sorts emerges when Adam visits the Emerald Isle and takes a liking to both the Reilly farm and the fetching Rosemary. Going on almost 30 years later, however, they remain stubbornly, dysfunctionally single, working their land and waiting in vain for the other to make the first move.īut their static, solitary existences get upended when Anthony’s aging dad, Tony (Christopher Walken), decides to sell their farm to his well-heeled American nephew, Adam (Jon Hamm), after unilaterally deciding that his oddball bachelor son won’t be up to running things when he’s gone. There’s a sweet setup: Forthright Rosemary Muldoon ( Emily Blunt) and neurotic (some think “touched”) Anthony Reilly ( Jamie Dornan) grew up on neighboring family farms in the Irish Midlands (the film was shot in western Ireland’s County Mayo) and were destined to fall in love from age 10. As a result, we often remain on the outside looking in on the lead characters’ blarney-infused fears, foibles and quandaries. ![]() That said, as a stress-free chance to take in the lush, gorgeously green Irish countryside, you could do worse.īased on Shanley’s Tony-nominated 2014 play, “Outside Mullingar,” the movie works hard to feel lyrical and enchanting, yet it frequently proves too fanciful for its own good. ‘Finally, a film Christopher Walken is rubbish in.Writer-director John Patrick Shanley’s old-fashioned, at times transporting, romantic comedy “Wild Mountain Thyme” has a lot going for it, which makes it a shame that it’s not a wholly stronger film. ‘Makes the Quiet Man seem like Mean Streets’ – WHAT FILM Join us for an unparalleled afternoon of celtic cringe, take part in our terrible Irish Accent competition and drink deep from the good stuff every time Jamie Dornan looks confused. ![]() ![]() Stung by his father Tony’s ( Christopher Walken) plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew ( Jon Hamm), Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams in this unintentionally hilarious moving picture. The problem is Anthony ( Jamie Dornan) seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. ![]() Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon ( Emily Blunt) has her heart set on winning her neighbour Anthony Reilly’s love. “Welcome to Oirland!” So opines the great Christopher Walken in the trailer to this infamous star-studded blarney from the pen of the man who brought us the equally infamous gorilla flick Congo.Ī star-studded cast deliver a wildly diverse array of Irish accents – often at the same time and in the same scene – as they gurn and emote their way through this hokey tale set amongst the “wild mountain thyme”. ![]()
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