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In America [VHS] [2003]

VHS ~ Paddy Considine
4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton, Djimon Hounsou, Sarah Bolger, Emma Bolger
  • Directors: Jim Sheridan
  • Writers: Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan
  • Producers: Nye Heron, Jim Sheridan, Arthur Lappin, Meredith Zamsky
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English, Spanish
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 15 Mar 2004
  • Run Time: 101 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001B3YQK
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,269 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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In America stars the incandescent Samantha Morton and Paddy Considine as two young Irish parents who have lost their only son. Trying to run away from their grief, they move (illegally) to a junkie-infested apartment building in New York City with their two daughters, Christy (Sarah Bolger) and Ariel (Emma Bolger). Though they struggle with meagre jobs and suffocatingly hot weather, a friendship with an artist in an apartment below them (Djimon Hounsou) becomes a catalyst that allows them to rebuild their family.

In America is splendidly acted throughout--of particular note are the two girls, real-life sisters whose on-screen charisma is clearly a family trait. But it's Morton who anchors the movie; her every emotion seems to glow from her skin. The commitment of the actors keeps the movie compelling, despite some dangerously sentimental patches. --Bret Fetzer

Synopsis
Johnny is a young Irish actor who decides to try for a new life in America. He moves with his wife, Sarah and two young daughters to New York City and sets out to find work. Things don't quite as well as he hoped and he and Sarah are forced to take badly paid jobs to make ends meet...

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A real gem, 22 Mar 2004
By Padderz (London, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: In America [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
Samantha Morton may well have deserved to win an Oscar based on this performance, but having seen the film again on the small screen I take comfort from the certain knowledge that she will one day win. Her performance as a grieving mother holding together her family and herself is subtle, moving and very powerful.
However, the role would mean nothing if she was not ably supported, and this is one of those films in which every single character extracts such realism that it is hard to believe that the dialogue spoken was ever just words on a piece of paper.
Paddy Considine is magnificent as the husband and father of a loving family that is breaking down from the inside, whilst struggling to find a role within this blackened unit.
But, the real wonder and find of this film are the two young girls.
Being real life sisters may have helped but, my god, they played with such resonance, such force that when watching the hospital scene I cried.
And I rarely cry.
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23 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Emotionally Honest and Fulfilling, 3 Jun 2004
By Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In America [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
Director Jim Sheridan ("In The Name Of The Father", "My Left Foot") has crafted one of the most emotionally honest and satisfying films in years. Paddy Considine (solid and tender) and Samantha Morton (emanating subtlety) star as Irish parents of two young girls who move to New York City to pursue Paddy's acting. The move is also a distraction from the recent loss of their young son. The summer heat is oppressive, the living conditions are near squalor and the local residents are junkies. Despite this gloom and terrible poverty, the family thrives happily, mostly due to the amazing resilience and resolve of the two young daughters. The loss of their son and an impending dangerous pregnancy are set against a backdrop of constant near danger and immense naivety (yet remarkable intuition) of the girls. Mateo, (Djimon Hounsou) the AIDS stricken painter downstairs befriends the girls and provides some of the most frightening and yet emotionally substantial moments in the film. Sheridan can take simple scenes like gambling the families rent money on a carnival doll for his child and turn it into pure suspense. The family is always in near crisis, yet they survive day by day, relishing everything those 'in America' take for granted. Sheridan portrays a wonderful story of loss, survival and love, but never becomes maudlin or overly sentimental. This is a rare film about real emotions.
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4.0 out of 5 stars In America, 2 Aug 2008
By Spider Monkey (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In America [DVD] [2003] (DVD)
'In America' is a poignant film about an Irish family trying to survive in new york after the death of their young baby boy. The cast play their roles to perfection and Sam Morton excels as a mother trying to hold her family together. Paddy Considine is completely authentic as the father who fights to support his family, whilst fighting his own grief at the same time. The two delightful actresses who play his daughters (sisters in real life) are a joy to watch and are incredibly natural and unaffected in front of the camera. This film follows the family as they rebuild their lives and make friends with their artist neighbour who lives downstairs (played excellently by Djimon Hounsou) and it is wonderful to see the young siblings playing joyfully amidst the turmoil of their homelife, seemingly oblivious to the struggles the family has to endure. This is a touching film and one that will stay with you after you've watched it and it can easily be viewed again and again. Well worth a look.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Too sentimental
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