The film presents a series of utterly charming moments, some magical and some down-to-earth but, considering the setting, equally utopian.
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03/10/08
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:13
Rotten:0
Average Rating:6.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Darby O'Gill (Albert Sharpe) is a man with the Irish gift of gab who finds himself face-to-face with the magical little people, the leprechauns, in an underestimated Disney classic. Unexpectedly,... [More]
Starring: Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea
Director: Robert Stevenson
Reviews for Darby O'Gill and the Little People
1 - 13 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
...ultimately an entertaining (if all-too-slight) piece of work.
06/21/07
One of the rare few family movies that should enchant both children and grown-ups.
04/30/07
I have to admit that by the second or third time I saw leprechauns depicted as magical by speeding up the film, I was hoping for someone to show up with a gun.
03/14/07
[An] overpoweringly charming concoction of standard Gaelic tall stories, fantasy and romance.
03/25/06
Top CriticFor those of a sentimental turn, there is the delight of watching young Connery romancing the ineffably wholesome Janet Munro, a couple of years before things turned nasty for Commander Bond at Crab Key with the somewhat more knowing Ursula Andress.
02/11/06
No review available.
08/19/05
It's a delightful movie filled with delightful characters, delightful scenery, and delightful special effects.
09/25/04
No review available.
09/03/04
No review available.
10/31/03
This excellent fantasy romps through the folklore world of Ireland.
07/30/03
No review available.
12/02/02
No review available.
10/25/02
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