In America Reviews

In America Review
by Balaji Srinivasan (Rating: 4/4)
2003 was a bumper year for movies. There was a glut of good movies that were released at around the end of the year, to vie for the oscars. Some got a lot of attention, like Mystic River. Others were critically acclaimed but were not noticed by the...more

In America Review
by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3.5/4)
After seeing "In America," Jim Sheridan's new film, I was pleasantly surprised. I was surprised because the work is apolitical, which is atypical of Sheridan, known for strong political stories such as "In the Name of the Father" and "The Boxer." "In...more

In America Review
by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 3/4)
Not since Mary and Madeleine Collinson first exposed their lust for a vampire in the Hammer horror "Twins of Evil" have two sisters made such an impression (I was 11 when the former Penthouse playmates took a crack at "acting" opposite such...more

In America Review
by Jonathan F. Richards
Jim Sheridan's semi-autobiographical riff on family is a series of triumphs - small triumphs over large adversities, large triumphs over small adversities, triumphs over ghosts and demons, triumphs of luck, triumphs of love. more

In America Review
by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4.5/5)
This could be the most personal movie ever made. That sounds like a bold statement, but consider that director Jim Sheridan wrote it, directed it, produced it, but first lived it. It's a tale both sad, terribly sad, and also terribly uplifting. A...more

In America Review
by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10)
Susan Granger's review of "In America" (Fox Searchlight Pictures) The Irish are renown as storytellers - and as writer/director Jim Sheridan ("My Left Foot," "In the Name of the Father") mixes humor with pathos, he once again proves why. Reaching...more

In America Review
by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4)
Jim Sheridan's IN AMERICA is a slow story which offers little to reward viewers' patience and one with a serious credibility problem. Starting off as something of a whimsical fairytale about Irish immigrants newly arrived in America, it transforms into...more

In America Review
by Robin Clifford (Rating: B+)
Sarah (Samantha Morton), Johnny (Paddy Considine) and their two young daughters, Christy (Sarah Bolger) and Ariel (Emma Bolger) are crossing the border from Canada to the US. Dad admonishes the girls, "Remember, we're here on holiday." When the customs...more

In America Review
by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+)
'Be careful what you wish for' the very serious, older-than-her-years Christy (Sarah Bolger) tells us, words of advice from her deceased younger brother Frankie who has endowed his sister with precisely three trips to the wishing well. Through Christy's...more

In America Review
by Jon Popick (Rating: 9/10)
Jim Sheridan's In America debuted over a year ago at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, where it screened late enough in the 10-day fête to make me wonder whether the picture was really as good as it seemed, or if I was just delirious from the...more

In America Review
by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B)
Reviewed by: Harvey S. Karten Grade: B Fox Searchlight Films Directed by: Jim Sheridan Written by: Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan Cast: Samantha Morton, Paddy Considine, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger, Djimon Hounsou Screened at: Fox, NYC,...more