Waking Ned

1998 "How far would you go to win a fortune!"
7.3| 1h31m| PG| en
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When a lottery winner dies of shock, his fellow townsfolk attempt to claim the money.

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Janae Milner Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.
Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Marva-nova Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.
jujucuzel When I bought this movie,it was in a secondhand shop and you know the quality of the plot of the movie which are in this kind of place. I was nicely surprising. On the one hand,the characters are very lovable and we can recognized ourselves in them but on the other hand I truly think it is a shame that it is always the same landscapes,the same situation and the same people,while it puts us ill at ease with them. In my way of thinking the plot isn't well-thought but if but if you have got 2 hours of your life to loose it's the perfect movie. There are too much vegetation and too much flashy colors,it reminds me of the Jungle Book. Whereas it is well framed and the background is pretty and realistic. However the acting is not really convincing because of the choice of the actors which wasn't very appropriate and thorough and I think that is why the actors are not famous now. Even if it is strange,it is still a funny movie,indeed I watched it with my friends and we really had a good time. The film was unremarkable and my opinion is really lukewarm but the thing which made me enjoy this movie is the scene when Mickael is naked on his motorbike,I do not want to spoil you but you must know that I replayed this scene again and again,it was so funny actually,even the last time! So I'm glad to know this movie and I invite you to watch it with a good friend because with your parents, it could be very awkward!
Python Hyena Waking Ned Devine (1998): Dir: Kirk Jones / Cast: Ian Bannen, David Kelly, James Nesbitt, Susan Lynch, Fionnula Flanagan: Creative and very funny comedy set in a small Irish town. Title symbolizes the awakening of this town while physically it regards the deceased Ned Devine who won the lottery and died of shock. The lottery win is announced and Ian Bannen plays one of the elderly residence who throws a get-together in order to find out who won. He and his wife discover that only Ned Devine failed to show. He and his best friend, played by David Kelly go to Devine's house only to find him dead. To protect the winnings Bannen convinces Kelly to poise as Devine in order to fool those following through on the winnings. They even get the rest of the town in on the charade. We also have a little romance between a pig farmer, played by James Nesbitt, and Susan Lynch as his romantic interest. Fionnula Flanagan plays Bannen's wife. The conclusion is wayward but the humour is genuine particularly during a hilarious sequence where Kelly rides naked on a motorcycle in order to hurry back to the realms of charade. The whole idea of these people getting away with this deceit will be off putting for some viewers. Others will wake to this sort of humour and find great amusement to the events that take place during Ned's deep sleep. Score: 8 / 10
SnoopyStyle In a tiny Irish seaside village Tullymore with only 52 souls, Ned Devine wins the national lottery and dies of shock. Jackie O'Shea (Ian Bannen), his wife Annie (Fionnula Flanagan) and friend Michael O'Sullivan (David Kelly) are trying to pin down who the winner is and being extra nice to everybody. They invite the lottery players to dinner and figures out that Ned Devine is the only one who didn't show up. Jackie convinces Michael to impersonate Ned to collect the winnings with the collusion of the entire town except for the town malcontent Lizzie Quinn.This is a charming little British movie. The laughs aren't big except maybe the naked old guy. Naked old guys are always fun. The locals are various variety of quirky eccentricity. I love the likable scheming trio. There is an undeniable charm about this village and an easy nice feel about this movie.
leozincm10 This is a great movie for the whole family. Waking Ned is a fun story about a small village in Ireland. This movie shows what the people can do for money, even in the smallest places on the world, everything with a lot of fun. The main story pass around Jack and Michael, two old guys that discovered about a winner in their village. First they try to figure out who won the money, and then they discovered that the winner is dead, Ned Devine. After this they make a plan to receive this money, passing for Ned. The plan start very small but after a little while the whole village is involve. Some great stories happen along the main plan, not making the film around just one fact. Is a good movie and a great opportunity to see with anyone.