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| The Matchmaker | 
 enlarge | Director: Mark Joffe
Actors: Janeane Garofalo, David O'hara, Milo O'shea, Jay O. Sanders, Rosaleen Linehan
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  111 reviews
Sales Rank: 5877
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 97
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
MPN: D22658D
ISBN: 0783276974
UPC: 025192265822
EAN: 9780783276977
ASIN: B0000714BW
Theatrical Release Date: October 3, 1997
Release Date: January 7, 2003
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| Customer Reviews:
 A little disappointed ... May 22, 2008
I was a disappointed with The Matchmaker. Too many Irish stereotypes are in the film. The film definitely views Irish people through uneducated American eyes. Not authentic. This is my first review on anything purchased on [...].
 The things a girl has to do to keep her job January 7, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Marcy Tizard (Garafalo) spends 98% of her time working on US Senator John McGlory's (Sanders) re-election campaign. The rest--she sleeps.
Unfortunately, the campaign is not doing well and the Boston-based Senator is going to need some serious support to pull the election off. Who's he going to call? The ancestors!
It's a brilliant plan: go to the ancestral village in Ireland, dig up some family, record a photo op and some sound bytes, and McGlory's a shoo-in for the Boston Irish vote.
When Marcy gets to Ireland, she has two problems. One, no one's ever heard of the McGlory's and two, there's a matchmaking festival going on.
Yes, a matchmaking festival. Women from all over come to this particular spot in Ireland to find a husband. And Dermot O'Brien is the best of the matchmakers--or so he claims.
"The Matchmaker" only got funnier the second time we saw it. My husband and I were laughing so hard in places, we had to pause the DVD so we didn't miss anything.
If you enjoy Irish music and biting humor--this is definitely a film for you. If you enjoy a little romance--you're going to like it, too.
We rented this film, but at this price, I am going to add it to our collection. It's well worth another watch every four years or so.
Bloody Brilliant! November 26, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you love Ireland, find politics funny, and enjoy laughing, this DVD is for you. This is one movie that I can see repeatedly and one of which I never tire.
Marcie is a young, single, political consultant sent to Ireland to research the ancestry of her candidate who is slipping in the polls. In order to secure the Boston Irish vote, she is sent to Ireland and finds herself in the middle of a Matchmaking Festival. The cynical nature of her character and the blind pursuit of her assignment is disturbed by meeting Sean-a local bartender/writer. The other characters conspire to bring them together.
Along the way you see real Irish landscape as the movie is shot in Ireland. Irish locals are used as extras. The combination of these two factors gives the viewer an authenic feel of Ireland. (I have been there myself, so I know.)
Janeane Garafalo is hillarious and believable as are the rest of the actors. There are many memorable lines in the movie. My favorite is uttered when marcie realizes that she has to board a very small plane to reach her destination. While standing anxiously on the tarmac she says; "It's a little baby planelette."
This is one of the funnier movies I have ever seen. Enjoy!
One of my favortie movies November 24, 2007
This romantic comedy set in midst of an Irish matchmaking festival can only lead to good comedy. I laughed out loud and want to drink Guiness after watching the film. If you love this movie I would also recommend The Holiday & When Harry met Sally.
 Great movie, bad DVD November 21, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I like this movie, call me sappy if you will, but the DVD is not worth it, the quality is as bad if not worse than my old VHS tape. The image is grainy and colors are distorted and there are no special features worth having.
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