The Yank

It's not a great movie. Characters seem to appear and disappear with little explanation or reasoning, the story isn't exactly original, and Guinness must have funded the film, but I found it amusing enough to keep watching, and, having been to Ireland, enjoyed the cinematography. I've seen far worse movies with ratings under 5, so think this one should't be in that category. I think, at the very least, those who tend to like movies featuring Ireland will enjoy 'The Yank.'

What a massive pile of rubbish. Badly acted, badly shot and Colm Meaney is in it for a really small portion of the film, despite having top billing. One very annoying flaw was the fact that the camera kept moving to the point where it was cutting the top of the actors heads. Also, how did they get Fred Willard? He's far better than this carry on! The one redeeming feature was Martin Maloney (Eddie Durkin from The Hardy Bucks). His cameo was hilarious, although it was disappointing when he didn't bate the head off Sean Lackey's character. In conclusion, avoid. How it's rated as highly as it is on here is beyond me. Utter scutter.

You can never go wrong with Fred Willard. He's hilarious and he doesn't disappoint in this movie either. Colm Meaney is great in this movie, as he is a great actor, fantastic in everything he's in. Well acted all around and actually a decent little love story which develops throughout the movie. I enjoyed the banter and anticipation as the love story developed between the two leads. Good chemistry. A low budgeted film, but that doesn't matter because The Yank is a fun movie all around, and worth the watch. This film will also make you thirsty for some beerski afterwards.

Yes, the family in this movie is Irish. At the party, the house and everyone is decked out in green, even the mention of Ireland is revered as sacred. My dad's Irish, and I can't even remember one time that he's mentioned the fact. Most families don't go around every day focusing on their ethnicity and the "holy land" every waking moment. Only in movies does this happen. Just as lame as Fever Pitch where every item of clothing and piece of furniture is about the Red Sox, every thought, word, action, and deed about the Red Sox. My family couldn't be bigger Red Sox fans but none of us wear Sox paraphernalia and only occasionally talk Sox. We DO have a life, ya know. All this supporting my point that most of these "ethnic theme" movies WAY over do it. As far as the story goes, ridiculous and cliché. HEY! guess what? The girl that Farley's character hates at the beginning is the one he ends up falling in love with, after chasing several women, of course. The jokes are lame and story only half decent. But worst of all is the cliché dialogue and the terrible acting of the leads. Fred Willard and Colm Meaney are the only saving graces. I wonder sometimes why movies like this are made. Did the director owe some of the actors a favor? Was the director under obligation to get a film out quickly to satisfy a contract? That being said, you can skip this one. Don't waste your time.