Director: Kirk Jones
Starring: Ian Bannen, David Kelly, Fionnula Flanagan, Susan Lynch, James Nesbitt, Paul Vaughan, Adrian Robinson, Maura O’Malley

- Reviewed by Kerri

Movies try so hard these days to send a message or portray an epic or be the master in fine special effects that when a delightful, funny, sweet movie with no ulterior motive comes along, it feels like a breath of fresh air. Waking Ned Devine is all of those—witty and charming, it tells of the antics of the small Irish town of Tully Moor, that tries to cash in on a lottery ticket of one of its citizens, except that the poor man is dead.

But this movie is not without substance; interlaced among the comedic hijinks of the town we get to know the characters and their lives: the trials of Maggie, trying to raise a small son alone; Finn, the pig farmer, who's in love with Maggie; the town crank who is out to unveil the lottery scheme; and Jackie and Michael, two men whose friendship is a testament to the sweet Irish life. This is a hilarious movie full of great dialogue and a great storyline to boot.

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