A good movie

Since this movie was very well received when it was released, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though it turned out to be not bad at all, I can't say it really blew me away though. I don't know, maybe it was because the main character didn't have to struggle so much after all. I mean, beside the fact that she got seriously home-sick (which I could really identify with), in fact, she was provided with a place to stay, a job, some schooling and she even managed to find a really nice guy without too much effort. Furthemore, the 3rd act turned out to be almost impossible to swallow. Sure, under such circumstances, it was understandable that she would go back to Ireland but why on Earth would she even consider to stay there? Seriously, at this point, it became for me really difficult to care about this girl and what she was going through. I mean, she managed to build a new life in the USA, she even got married with a great guy but, somehow, it didn't seem to really matter anymore and it made her look like a really shallow individual. On the other hand, it seemed rather odd that, only a few years ago, she had absolutely no future in Ireland whatsoever but, suddenly, she had tons of opportunities when she came back. Eventually, it's only when she was told by the biggest bitch in town about her past that she finally cooled down and left right away. Fortunately, Saoirse Ronan, in her first really adult part, was just so charismatic, she gave another really strong performance and she got involved in one of the sweetest romances I have seen in a very long time. Anyway, to conclude, even though it didn't completely work for me and even though I think this movie is actually rather overrated, it was still a decent watch though and it is definitely worth a look.

7/10