proud_luddite In 1952, Eilis Lacey (played by Saoirse Ronan) is a young woman who immigrates from a small Irish town to Brooklyn where she is to start a new life. During a visit back home, she feels conflicted about whether she should stay there or return to her new life in the U.S."Brooklyn" is a sweet film that succeeds at being sentimental without being cloying. It has an old-fashioned warmth particularly when it is being romantic.There are other aspects to admire especially a scene when homeless Irish male immigrants are being fed a Christmas dinner. There are also two acting stalwarts who contribute well to the film: Jim Broadbent as a kindly Irish priest who helps other Irish immigrants; and Julie Walters who is quite funny as a strict Irish landlady of a boarding house of young Irish women.The film is not without flaws including a small-town bully seems too one-dimensional. The role of Eilis' mother could also have been better developed. While Eilis (pronounced Ailish) faces a major dilemma near the end, there seemed to be a hurry to wrap things up. When one must make a major decision in life (as Eilis does), there is often sadness at the choice left behind. Eilis's attitude seemed too one-sided. This inner conflict was better handled in "The Namesake", a 2006 independent U.S. film.Despite these flaws, "Brooklyn" is still admirable especially for Ronan's performance. In the beginning, Eilis is shy, awkward, out of place, and homesick. Her transition throughout the movie is believable and touching. As a child actress in "Atonement" back in 2007, Ronan showed great potential which is proven further in "Brooklyn". Let's hope to see more of her.

bward-20 This is a simple story but an amazing film. Saoirse Ronan is magnificent and will be a huge star for years to come. Very enjoyable movie

merelyaninnuendo BrooklynEven though the issues interfered here is light as a chip, the suave tone of it which was set from the first frame gives it enough gravitas to meddle the emotions and feelings of the audience. Brooklyn is a light drama feature that raises some genuine family and society issues in a mild and amusing tone with enough material to feed the audience. John Crowley gets it right this time and his execution is plausible here along with Nick's tight adaptation from the novel and perfectly edited feature with reasonable runtime. And in the end, it is a captain's cruise and Saoirse Ronan sails it through each and every phase offering comfortable ride to the viewers with a great supporting cast like Domhnall. Brooklyn's short runtime, fast paced screenplay, majestic performance and a perfect execution favors in all accounting it into far better than one could have expected.

o-31546 I wasn't really feeling this movie, when I first heard about it but, it had caught my attention. I finally watched it recently and it was perfect. I am very picky when it comes to romance moves but, Brooklyn blew me away. I am going to be reading the novel soon, Brooklyn is definitely one of my favorites.Really enjoyed it. Went from a perfectly pleasant coming of age story to some real deep meaning about identity, home, love, and career. Didn't see any problems with it. It got pretty dramatic and heavy at times, all while sticking with the same tone. I guess the only issue I had with it is that it was kind of slow at the beginning and I wasn't absolutely in love with it.--- From Yidioo