The MatchMaker (1997 film)

• Janeane Garofalo: Marcy Tizard
• David O'Hara: Sean Kelly
• Milo O'Shea: Dermot O'Brien
• Jay O. Sanders: Senator John McGlory
• Rosaleen Linehan: Millie O'Dowd
• Paul Hickey: Declan Kelly
• Maria Doyle Kennedy: Sarah Kelly
• Saffron Burrows: Moira Kennedy Kelly
• Denis Leary: Nick
• Olivia Caffrey: Annie

The MatchMaker (Original Title: The Matchmaker ). 's An American- British- Irish film comedy from 1997 directed by Mark Joffe, the screenplay by Karen Janszen, Louis Nowra and Graham Linehan.

Action

Marcy Tizard works for the U.S. Senator John McGlory and organized his campaign in Massachusetts. As the Senator has to rely on the votes of the Irish -born voters, she travels to Ireland in search of his relatives living there and evidence of his descent. There she meets in the small town Ballinagra competing matchmaker Millie O'Dowd and Dermot O'Brien know. In Ballinagra the regularly scheduled rituals of courting are imminent. One of the villagers, Sean Kelly, woos Tizard.

Reviews

Movie service wrote that the film was a " lightweight romantic comedy that completely put on their leading lady " was. He lacked " clear wit and originality to convince beyond a promotional film for Ireland ".

The magazine Cinema described the film as " matchmaking fun with delightfully rustic figures".

Background

The film was shot in Boston and in County Galway ( Ireland). He played in the cinemas of the United States an approximately 3.4 million U.S. dollars.