The Nephew [Region 2] | ![The Nephew [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51RSKX097ZL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Eugene Brady
Actors: Niall Toibin, Sinéad Cusack, Luke Griffin, Phelim Drew, Donal McCann
Category: DVD
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Seller: JDVideo
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 289939
Format: PAL
Language: English (Original Language)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 105 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5014138292393
ASIN: B00006JY6S
Theatrical Release Date: December 10, 1998
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 Manages to be sweet without being twee July 23, 2009
Mr. Stephen Kennedy (Doha, Qatar)
Maybe this caught me in the right mood or something, but I could not help but be charmed by this gentle Irish melodrama. The story is set in a tourist-board-pretty Irish cove. Into this small community a young coloured American boy comes `home'.. his mother left Ireland before he was born. Now she has passed away and he comes to stay with his uncle. All is not well however, as his return brings to the surface buried past stories and tensions mount, and his blossoming romance with Aislan, the young red-haired beauty of the island makes confrontation unavoidable.
It is fairly lightweight, but never frivolous in tone. Brosnan's role is not central - indeed it is Hill Harper as the young American who impresses, staying somehow remarkably gentle and neutral while never being a pushover, and Aislan McGuckin certainly makes his falling in love perfectly believable. It's this romance being as believable as it is, with such unforced chemistry, that helps the films succeed at its core, helping to offset the somewhat less credible backstory that unravels as the film progresses. On the fringes, what makes it more memorable are the throwaway moments we see in the background. Two nun's fly fishing, the postman cycling his rounds, the awkwardness of the attempts to bring some modern touch to the church service.. these all help give the character needed to avoid becoming a tourist fluff piece. And it succeeds for the most part.
Combine this gentle melodrama with the achingly beautiful Irish scenery, and an eclectic soundtrack with everything from Thin Lizzy to Elton John, via several beautiful Irish ballads, and this gets a thumbs up from me for a quiet night in.
"The Nephew" a movie with a Lesson to Learn May 17, 2009
Jewels (Long Island)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is about a young man who is not what you would expect, goes to Ireland to spread his mother's ashes. He stays with his uncle, who is the main reason his mother went to America. The uncle set in his ways and secrets, gives the young man a hard time. There is also a girl involve. Her father is the ex-lover of the boy's mother. It is a good movie where everyone has a lesson to learn. It is not just another love story. Well worth ever penny. Especially because Pierce Brosnan is in it.
 You have probably missed one of the great movies. April 1, 2009
Alaskadude (Tok, Alaska United States)
This is one of those movies that I will be able to watch once a year for the rest of my life. Plot, casting, cinematography, music, and location all combine to create an excellent viewing experience. It is a shame that this DVD is only available used.
The camerawork isn't up to the level of Archie Stout's in, "The Quiet Man," but the casting is almost as good. Spend the $35 to get it used, and enoy!
 A Little "Quiet Man" March 17, 2009
AngryGeek (New York, NY)
How can a movie produced by and starring Pierce Brosnan at the height of his James Bond fame not get a wide theatrical release? This is the sweet story of a young Black man from America who journeys to Ireland after his mother's death to complete her last wish and winds up caught in the events that drove her away decades earlier when he starts a romance with the daughter of his mother's former love (Pierce Brosnan). Better than Brosnan's other Irish effort, Evelyn, that's for sure.
 silly teen movie/ Ugly American-teen style January 19, 2009
Jee (Lubbock, Texas United States)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The premise of this movie sounds good, but it doesn't deliver.
Basically, teen goes to see his deceased mother's family then
is only interested in a local girl. Just a really silly movie.
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