Dancing at Lughnasa

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 1999 Filmcritic.com

Meryl Streep has made some dull movies in her life, but -- whew! -- none so limp as this. In Dancing at Lughnasa, five downtrodden sisters in 1930s Ireland cope with the arrival of a dying/crazy brother as well as the father of one of thier sons. They may be sad sacks, but play a little ditty and these girls get up off their feet and hit the dance floor -- er, the dance dirt, seeing as there's not much floor to hit. Confused, random, and awfully self-important, this film should never have been made.

Rating

2.0 out of 5 Stars

  • Director: Pat O'Connor
  • Producer: Noel Pearson
  • Screenwriter: Frank McGuinness
  • Stars: Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Catherine McCormack, Kathy Burke, Sophie Thompson, Brid Brennan, Rhys Ifans
  • MPAA Rating: PG

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