The Matchmaker |  | Director: Mark Joffe
Actors: Janeane Garofalo, David O'Hara, Milo O'Shea, Jay O. Sanders, Rosaleen Linehan
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  117 reviews
Sales Rank: 9550
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 97 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: MCAD22658D
ISBN: 0783276974
UPC: 025192265822
EAN: 9780783276977
ASIN: B0000714BW
Theatrical Release Date: October 3, 1997
Release Date: January 7, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
A POLITICAL AIDE, HOPING TO GARNER VOTES FOR HER SENATOR, TRAVELS TO IRELAND LOOKING FOR HIS GENEALOGICAL ROOTS AND FINDS HERSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF A LOCAL MATCHMAKING FESTIVAL.
Amazon.com
As she does in The Truth About Cats and Dogs, Janeane Garofalo proves she's a capable leading lady--beautiful, charming, self-effacing, and what used to be referred to as sharp as a tack. Garofalo plays Marcy, aide to dim Massachusetts senator McGlory (Jay O. Sanders). Denis Leary is appropriately slimy as a fellow aide. The senator and Nick dispatch Marcy to the remote (and fictitious) Irish town of Ballinagra, where she's supposed to unearth relatives to use in the senator's PR campaign. Along the way, Marcy not only encounters the eccentric locals, but finds herself in the maelstrom of the town's annual matchmaking festival. The single Marcy inadvertently catches the eye of the movie's eponymous matchmaker Dermot (a captivating Milo O'Shea). Dermot senses sparks between Marcy and the equally cynical, recently returned local boy, Sean (David O'Hara), once a successful journalist who's returned home to work on a book. The intimacies of the small town, the relationships between the locals, and the dialogue are credible and engaging. Look for beautiful cinematography and music, too. Also notable is the movie's ability to convey the feel of a foreign film while injecting humor that's both sarcastically American and yet Irish in trademark. --N.F. Mendoza
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 Want to laugh? November 13, 2009
Shane
This movie is a great comedy and a joyful love story. It relays the challenges that we all go through in personal and professional lives. Great movie to make you laugh and gives a powerful ending.
 BEAUTIFUL SCENERY September 12, 2009
Rebecca L. Polen
THIS IS A CUTE STORY WITH LOTS OF BEAUTIFUL SCENERY OF THE COUNTRY IN IT FUNNY IN PLACES TOO.
Sarcasm and romance. July 19, 2009
Gift Card Recipient (Renton, WA)
It is Janeane Garofalo's delightful sarcasm and grumpiness that attracts me to her movies. Paired with a little bit of (could there be? No? Maybe? Yes! No?) romance, This film lived right up to my expectations. Perfect film for the single and bitter, yet secretly hopeful viewer.
 Good movie, poor quality DVD February 18, 2009
Jane Austen (Brisbane, Australia)
I purchased this movie because I had seen it before and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, the DVD was of very poor quality - the movie picture was "grainy" throughout the film and very noticeable in darker scenes. Also, there was no menu to the movie; instead of going to a menu page to select "Play Movie" or "Select a Scene", it started right away, which I thought was odd.
The Matchmaker December 30, 2008
Ms. Chantel Bryant (Wollongong, Australia)
I love, love, love this movie. Couldn't find it anywhere in Australia, so happy I found it on Amazon.com!
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