Synopsis
Two countries, two loves, one heart
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
布鲁克林之恋, 愛在他鄉, Brooklyn: Un amor sin fronteras, Brooklyn: un nuevo hogar, Bruklin, Бруклин, 브루클린, Brooklyn - Eine Liebe zwischen zwei Welten, ברוקלין, 布鲁克林, Бруклін, Brooklin: Um Amor Sem Fronteiras, Brooklyn: Un nuevo hogar, Bruklina, ブルックリン, 布魯克林之戀, ბრუკლინი, Bruklinas, Người Nhập Cư, بروكلين, Brooklyn – Eine Liebe zwischen zwei Welten, บรูคลิน
no offense but if u think she picked the wrong guy u have god and also me to answer to
tony is the human embodiment of 'when you ask her about her day and she really tells you and you enjoy it because you love her'
oh god i'm so lonely
tony took eilis to see singin' in the rain in the theatre and then jumped on the streetlight like gene kelly, did they really expect me to cheer for jim afterwards?
WOW. the last 5 minutes of this film are so soul-crushingly beautiful.
films like this make me so excited to fall in love.
saoirse, i love you so much.
"home is home."
this film really is out there making me wonder if maybe true love does exist after all ???
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
51/100
Second viewing, no change, and now I understand why I find it so underwhelming. In theory, it's about Eilis being torn between her original home and her adopted home, but conveying that without the benefit of the novel's interior monologue is beyond Hornby's or Crowley's abilities—and even beyond Ronan's, ultimately. As a result, the film is forced to rely almost entirely upon external forces to shape Eilis' decisions, and said forces are kinda banal: She warms to America because she meets a nice fella, then finds herself drawn back to Ireland because she meets another nice fella (and gets offered a job she wants). And then her decision to get on the ship is inspired not by an unexpected…
SAOIRSE RONAN DESERVES MY WHOLE LIFE