As a previous commenter said: Far and Away "plays like "The Quiet Man" on Quaaludes."
What a great turn of phrase! And so true! This movie has a painfully asinine storyline, pitiful dialogue, hokey acting, the subtly of a comic book, and manages to insult the intelligence of the audience (and the Irish) in almost every scene.
The photography is beautiful, though, including the opening sequence, filmed on the Dingle Peninsula.
"The Quiet Man," hokey as it is, is more satisfying than this tripe, and has the benefit of moving through its storyline at a quick clip. The love scene in the Cong churchyard amid the thunderstorm is one of the great romantic moments in romance movies. Far and Away never reaches the level of true emotion seen in most "made for TV" movies.
What a great turn of phrase! And so true! This movie has a painfully asinine storyline, pitiful dialogue, hokey acting, the subtly of a comic book, and manages to insult the intelligence of the audience (and the Irish) in almost every scene.
The photography is beautiful, though, including the opening sequence, filmed on the Dingle Peninsula.
"The Quiet Man," hokey as it is, is more satisfying than this tripe, and has the benefit of moving through its storyline at a quick clip. The love scene in the Cong churchyard amid the thunderstorm is one of the great romantic moments in romance movies. Far and Away never reaches the level of true emotion seen in most "made for TV" movies.