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Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy arrives at the village of Ballinagra when it is preparing for an annual Matchmaking Festival. A well-.. Read more

Starring	Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Milo O'Shea, Jay O. Sanders
Director	Mark Joffe
Genres	Comedy, Romance

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- This was the role Garofalo was born to play: strong, smart, caustic, funny and vulnerable
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- - 4
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  Yes! Years of waiting are over !
  
  Rent it, watch it, laugh, laugh, laugh and watch it over and over again.
  
  I watched it when it came out in 1997 and till today it is one of the ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Nov 2005 at 23:36
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  Funny yet perceptive
  
  A very funny film which can be watched repeatedly. Yet another American goes to Ireland to find ancestors and finds true love instead. As good as Leap Year
  
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  - 02 Nov 2011 at 23:46
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  Better than PS I love you
  
  This was hilarious with relatively unknown actors. You might even get your man to watch this with you
  
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  - belfast
  - 16 Jun 2011 at 08:52
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  The Matchmaker
  
  I loved this film, thought it was really funny. A good chick flick. David O'Hara was lovely and is so good in a comedy role as well as a serious role.
  
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- - cdot
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  - 03 Jun 2011 at 15:02
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  An Irish Charmer
  
  Enjoyable comedy with some romance thrown in & a lot of Irish Charm.
  
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- - MLW
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  - England
  - 09 Dec 2009 at 21:50
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  The Matchmaker
  
  This film wasnt worth the wait - a bit long and drawn out and a little slow in parts keep waiting for it to pick up and to no avail it didnt!!
  
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- - JacquiL
  - 6 reviews
  - Altrincham
  - 22 Feb 2009 at 16:57
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  Nice and entertaining
  
  Nothing particularly demanding or intellectual about this one, but it is great for a wet afternoon. Stunning landcapes, good actors. Yes, stereotypical, but ... read more »
  
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  - Scotland
  - 01 Feb 2009 at 05:36
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  An Irish Local Hero but hard to dislike
  
  It would be easy to sneer at this made-for-the-Americans dose of blarney with all the usual cliches of rural Ireland but actually it's more than that, as ... read more »
  
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  - 15 Dec 2008 at 11:33
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  Three stars only
  
  This film I found was very similar to laws of attraction with Julianne Moore. It was quite funny and very well done.
  
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  - 08 Aug 2008 at 11:14
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  Funny!!!
  
  This was a lot better than I expected.
  
  Yes, the story is what you expect. American female gets send to Ireland by her politician boss. Ends up at the... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 21:15
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  Really good!!
  
  I rented this expecting a run-of-the-mill romantic comedy. But this was so much better! It was really funny and very original. And the chemistry between the 2 ... read more »
  
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  - 21 Jun 2007 at 22:50
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- - 4
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  Yes! Years of waiting are over !
  
  Rent it, watch it, laugh, laugh, laugh and watch it over and over again.
  
  I watched it when it came out in 1997 and till today it is one of the ... read more »
  
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- 170571
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  - Essex, England
  - 05 Nov 2005 at 23:36
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  Matchmaker
  
  Funny lighthearted comedy,ideal for cheering up a dull evening.
  
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- - Hazel
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  - 01 Mar 2006 at 09:31
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  Trying too hard
  
  A foreigner in Ireland. Beautiful shots of Irish landscape, check. Jack the lad love interest with a twinkle in his eyes, check. Uptight American lady just ... read more »
  
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  - Essex, England
  - 10 Jun 2006 at 20:09
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  Very funny film
  
  If your looking for a a laugh then this film will do that for you. The actors are great and work well together and it gives you an insight as to what may or may... read more »
  
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  - Glasgow
  - 02 May 2006 at 10:14
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  Funny!!!
  
  This was a lot better than I expected.
  
  Yes, the story is what you expect. American female gets send to Ireland by her politician boss. Ends up at the... read more »
  
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  - Basingstoke
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 21:15
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  My wife liked it!
  
  My wife liked it........... why I'm not sure. Perhaps it was a 'womens' film?
  
  It may have been better for me with some familiar faces.
  
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  - Cottingham
  - 06 May 2006 at 16:34
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  A male friendly chick flick
  
  I saw this years ago and remember being surprised at liking it and I wasn't disappointed this time either. Although this is a romantic comedy, it is so ... read more »
  
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  - Camelon, Scotland
  - 15 May 2006 at 10:50
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  Ergghhh!!
  
  Seriously syrupy, yucky comedy. I am a woman and not even I enjoyed it. I watched till the end but REALLY struggled to get there...Main actors were boring to ... read more »
  
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  - North London
  - 30 May 2006 at 15:22
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  Brilliant
  
  The best film of all time never ages
  
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- - David O'Brine
  - London England
  - 04 Jun 2006 at 21:33
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  Really good!!
  
  I rented this expecting a run-of-the-mill romantic comedy. But this was so much better! It was really funny and very original. And the chemistry between the 2 ... read more »
  
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- 452042
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  - London
  - 21 Jun 2007 at 22:50

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- The Matchmaker
  
  Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy arrives at the village of Ballinagra when it is preparing for an annual ...