Evelyn: Critic Reviews

MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 120 reviews

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Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

59

Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn, and Alan Bates play Desmond's legal eagles, and when joined by Brosnan, the sight of this grandiloquent quartet lolling in pretty Irish settings is a pleasant enough thing, 'tis.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Elvis Mitchell New York Times (Top Critic)

60

Though the film is spongy and drenched in sweetness, Bruce Beresford's direction is steady and well oiled.
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Guardian [UK] (Top Critic)

Full Review » 9 years ago
Claudia Puig USA Today (Top Critic)

63

A simple, sentimental family drama for the holidays, Evelyn, alas, is also predictable and schematic.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

You can't help but like its unequivocal sentimentality.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Ann Hornaday Washington Post (Top Critic)

From any other filmmaker, Evelyn would be merely a forgettable good intention, but when you consider that Beresford is the man who brought us Black Robe and Breaker Morant, it approaches heartbreak.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Janice Page Boston Globe (Top Critic)

75

There's real inspiration to be found in this warmly told David and Goliath story, and 'tis a fine time to revel in that.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Michael Atkinson Village Voice (Top Critic)

It's hardly clear why the case is 'hopeless' or why its legal precedent is dramatically important, but Beresford and his team whip up the puddin' into teary triumphs anyway.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)

75

Intelligent and moving.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Philip Wuntch Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)

67

The film is predictable in the reassuring manner of a beautifully sung holiday carol.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

75

Told with the frank simplicity of a classic well-made picture, it tells its story, nothing more, nothing less, with no fancy stuff.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

75

If the real-life story is genuinely inspirational, the movie stirs us as well.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer (Top Critic)

75

Evelyn's strong cast and surehanded direction make for a winning, heartwarming yarn.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Jeff Strickler Minneapolis Star Tribune (Top Critic)

Full Review » 8 years ago
Susan Stark Detroit News (Top Critic)

50

So verbally flatfooted and so emotionally predictable or bland that it plays like the standard made-for-TV movie.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Randy Cordova Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

80

Your head may want to resist Evelyn, but your heart will have a hard time of it.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Eddie Cockrell Variety (Top Critic)

Full Review » 3 years ago
Jonathan Foreman New York Post (Top Critic)

63

Despite its treacly sentimentality, predictability and gutless evasiveness about the power of the church in 1950s Ireland, Evelyn manages to be an enjoyable piece of family entertainment.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel (Top Critic)

40

It's Kramer vs. Kramer, without the Kramers, a 'true story' without much of the truth.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Ray Conlogue Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

25

It's a blarney bath from the word go, with unbearably winsome characters spinning out Irishisms by the yard.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Stephanie Zacharek Salon.com (Top Critic)

Evelyn may be a weightless picture, but it's hardly torture to sit through.
Full Review » 9 years ago
James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)

75

A shamelessly uplifting motion picture that attains its feel-good status by forging a deep emotional connection between the undertrodden protagonist and the audience.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Michael Rechtshaffen Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

It's traditional moviemaking all the way, but it's done with a lot of careful period attention as well as some very welcome wit.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

60

Despite a story predictable enough to make The Sound of Music play like a nail-biting thriller, its heart is so much in the right place it is difficult to get really peeved at it.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed

Full Review » 3 years ago