The Matchmaker (1997)

Thanks for the memories!

Pretty Good

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

The scenery is fantastically beautiful with aerial shots galore and all that green Irish-isle scenery. The End.What ? TEN lines ? argh.OK. We need to understand that I have nothing against rom-coms.. good ones that develop the characters and make the viewer care what happens to them. This one does not do that.We are presented with a not very likable "heroine" and she meets many many Irish village "types" who we really don't get to know all that well. It's not made clear just why the two leads are attracted to each other. There are so many quirky local 'types" and no reason given why any of them like our lady so quickly. She isn't all that likable, really.The American politician and his handler are just too close to reality to be funny at this point in time. The actors do as much as they can but for me the story line was not enough. Milo O'Shea, as usual, was terrific, btw.Did I mention the wonderful scenery ? Watch "The Quiet Man" instead !

nice little film overlooked at box office when it came out,no major stars a little love story taken place in ireland and with janeane garofalo as its star. a nice entertaining little movie.and some nice songs too boot.if u have not seen it check it out.might surprise u.a politician sends a female assistance to find his irish background because of his district he is running in.janeane runs into some strange characters including a matchmaker who decides to hook her up.she ends up falling for this fellow who repels her at first.but like always in films like this she falls for him and gives up her job and lives happily ever after.

Ladies, if your guy pauses the DVD during the Braveheart scene where blood spatters on the camera lens, and he loves the jaded sarcasm of a Denis Leary rant on Rescue Me, this might be one of the few romantic comedies he'll tolerate for your sake. Mention that The Matchmaker spotlights Braveheart's David O'Hara and that Leary is probably the main reason for an R-rating due to language. If that actually works, and he's anything like my guy, you can needle him about getting misty-eyed during the last 15 minutes of the flick. This is a good movie for established couples with disparate "His and Hers" DVD collections. It meets somewhere in the middle. And it's devoid of all the warm, fuzzy, mushy stuff. Janeane Garofalo's "Marcy" is not particularly graceful or perfectly-coiffed; nor is she a size 2. (Say thank you, ladies). And David O'Hara's "Sean" is equally down-to-earth, never missing an opportunity to take what most date movies would turn into a spectacle of male bravado - and completely bungling it. This one is endearing, and it gives those of us living a flawed existence hope that there is someone equally as flawed out there - just waiting for us to trip over them.

This is a nice movie. Good humor and mystery.Unlike most movies, it does not try too hard to be dramatic or such. The Senator is not too much of a good or bad guy. The people seem real and don't get too mad or yell too much.Of course, like a good mystery, there are surprises at the end.The sex and violence are both very tame.Janeane Garofalo is wonderful; a nice, humorous person. A minor flaw is that she is just too nice; she does not seem to be the tough, driven political type she is supposed to be, but any lack of believability is more than made up for by how enjoyable the movie is.