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Rslover
| Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 9:30 pm
I really liked this movie. Yes, it is somewhat unrealistic and sentimental but the story was interesting and the acting was great. The little girls were fantastic.
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Bronxie
| Monday, December 29, 2003 - 8:31 am
This is a little gem. Can an immigrant family, housed in the squalor of Hell's Kitchen (NYC) find happiness in the fullfillment of their dreams.....living IN AMERICA (circa 1980's)? You betcha. The dialogue, the acting, and the indoor sets are so realistic. But be ready to be captivated by the two little girls. It's hard to believe these children are acting...so great are their focus and reactions. It's their movie, all the way. The cast is not American, which adds to the believability of this film. The downstairs neighbor almost steals the show.
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Newman
Member
11-13-2003
| Monday, February 09, 2004 - 9:28 pm
good movie. I liked the arcade scene where he was trying to win the ET doll for Ariel. I liked the scene at customs. It reminded me of being a child in Tonawanda NY, going over to Canada. good writing...good girls
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 2:17 pm
I enjoyed it but wish I understood irish better.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 2:35 pm
The language or Irish accents, Ketch?
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 2:41 pm
This coming out on DVD now.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 2:56 pm
Oh, ok ...you find it hard to understand their accents.... Growing up 'across the pond' as they say, I now have an 'ear' for all of the accents...Irish, English, Scottish, Welsh...even Aussie...I understand them, too! lol
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Cassie
Member
07-15-2000
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 3:01 pm
Where did you grow up Rupertbear. Ireland?
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Tuesday, May 11, 2004 - 3:04 pm
Five years in Ireland, then six in England.
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Heyltslori
Member
09-15-2001
| Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 5:21 am
I loved, loved, loved this movie!! It takes a place in my top 5 favorite movies ever. It is so well acted...and those little girls are amazing. I cried a LOT...but I loved it and can't wait to add it to my collection. 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 9:02 am
Sweet librarian daughter brought it home from the library last night and I'm going to watch it today. Will report back later on what I thought of it.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 4:37 pm
It was a piece of art and entertaining in the process.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 6:13 pm
Oh cool, O'Gram..I'll have to rent it then 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, May 12, 2004 - 7:09 pm
After I've seen a movie I like to go and read Roger Ebert's review of it. I was dead-on with this one.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 7:44 am
Lol...I was gonna call ya Ebert-O'Gram 
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 2:30 pm
I just rented it,really looking forward to watching it. Prolly won't get to til tomorrow though.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 3:49 pm
If ya need anyone ta do the translatin' for ya Hippy, be sure ta call on Ketchuplover. ;)
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 6:37 pm
ohhhhhhhhh kayyyyyyyyyy 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 7:12 pm
Ketchup, I think she's referring to the Irish accents, although to my ear they were very mild accents and no trouble at all to understand.
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Friday, May 14, 2004 - 10:57 pm
I rented this movie and watched it with Egbob tonight. I found it to be a bittersweet movie and I cried through a lot of the scenes....very touching scenes. Good movie though and I'm glad I saw it. And as everyone is saying, the girls did a great job in their acting roles. I noticed in the credits that they had the same last name and so I imagine they are sisters in rl, but I don't know for sure. And actually, I thought all the main characters did an excellent job in their roles.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 8:15 am
Indeed they are sisters according to IMDb.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 8:25 am
Yep, I remember seeing them on tv, before the movie opened. Real sisters. Glad you enjoyed it Egbok.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 8:35 am
It's funny but I'd never seen the mother, Samantha Morton in anything before until about a week before watching 'In America'. I got the British series 'Cracker' from the library. She was just a teenager when she starred in an extremely hard to watch performance as a manipulate sex toy of a twister preacher. It took me a few minutes to recognize her in the movie. Good actor!
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 10:45 am
This movie tore me up! The little sister reminds me waay too much of my daughter. It was good,but I had a hard time watching it. Great acting.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 10:52 am
Oh, Cracker is excellent. Robbie Coltrane is gooood. ;)
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 11:57 am
Oh, RB, you have watched it too! The 3rd series is due out on DVD any day now. I left 'Panhandle' with her gun in the mouth of the fellow officer who raped her and she had just called Fitz. This is such a good program in that all the characters are flawed in a big way. Fitz is an absolute mess. I see from IMDb that 'Cracker' was a huge hit in Britain and won lots of awards.
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Rupertbear
Member
09-19-2003
| Saturday, May 15, 2004 - 1:05 pm
I'll have to check & see if it's still on on Sundays here...haven't seen it for a while. Oh and Ketch...yes, I'm afraid I was teasin' ya, as you said you wish you could understand Irish accents a little better. ;)
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Jbean
Member
01-05-2002
| Saturday, May 22, 2004 - 9:52 pm
i watched this tonight and loved it too! the younger little girl stole the show for me. they are both adorable though. and i watched the special feature thing and it shows their names, so i knew then they were sisters. the neighbor scared me at first. i thought the situation was gonna be bad. i was so glad to be wrong. the lady who played the mother, reminded me a lot of the actress from "angela's ashes" (don't know her name off the top of my head). and the dad reminded me of someone else, too, and i can't figure out who it is. this was an excellent movie!
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Sunday, May 23, 2004 - 9:18 am
Emily Watson played Angela. In America starred Samantha Morton.
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Jedisan
Member
04-02-2004
| Sunday, May 30, 2004 - 8:37 pm
Samantha Morton's fan should rent "The Sweet an Lowdown" w/ Sean Penn. She is terrific in that movie.
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