Hmm... I think the film's failure is not writing about the difference between the heroine's life in Ireland and America. In the United States, she still lives in Irish circles, is blessed by Irish priests, and strives to be an accountant that she can also do in Ireland. How to realize personal values and ideals in life without seeing American life. Maybe it's because the movie's perspective is too cramped on the heroine's personal story. The final choice of the heroine is simply summed up as the choice between an Italian man in the United States and an Irish man in Ireland, and the decisive factor in this decision turned out to be the troublesome (the biggest slot) of a long-tongued woman.
Ronan still does a great job. But I still have to say, in order to write about self-realization and struggle, there is no need to write the heroine as a married woman who doesn’t know how to deal with the opposite sex, disrespects a lonely mother who hastily bid farewell to her, gives hope and slaps someone else in the face of an unfilial scumbag. ...mainly because the movie feels like it's celebrating the behavior instead. Don't think this is conveying a good value.
In fact, I don't think there is a difference between life in a big city and a small town, it's all a matter of personal choice after experience. To describe a person's entanglement and choice between the two, instead of explaining the result of the choice, it is better to deeply analyze how to balance various factors in the individual's heart. The movie is clearly not doing well in this regard.
In the end, I still have to praise the shot handling of the movie. Many shots are cut so that it can be seen that they have put a lot of thought into it. The Irish town under the camera is beautiful, and so is Long Island!
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