Angela's Ashes Reviews

For some reasons, this movie always reminds me of 'Liam'. Indeed, they were both released around the same period, they both had a boy around the same age on the poster and they were both dealing with the same theme (family struggling against poverty during the Depression). Of course, the biggest difference was the fact that 'Liam' was dealing with a family living in Liverpool while this movie was about a family living in Ireland but I still think that both movies were extremely similar. Eventually, 'Liam' barely got noticed while 'Angela's Ashes' managed to become a little bit more successfull, even though it was still considered a box-office flop. Personally, I did enjoy this movie a little bit more, even if it was still nothing really mind-blowing though. The greatest asset here was the cast including such actors like Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle. Concerning the story, it was basically a very bleak drama but it was nothing really impressive. On top of that, it was based on a book about the life of the writer and some people accused him of greatly exaggerating his family's poverity and since the movie was directed by Alan Parker who is far from being subtle, the end-result tends to be fairly over-the-top. Still, in spite of its flaws, I think it was a decent watch and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.