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Atlantis14 says...
10 years ago
I was hesitant to watch this movie and not in the mood to watch a heavy drama. To my surprise it was amazing. No forced drama and it was actually to my great surprise a lot of fun to watch. This movie was faster and more fun and more thrilling that Amazing Spider-Man 2!
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snarknbanter says...
9 years ago
I think this was a good movie. There were some parts of it I didn't quite understand - like how the Abbey wasn't sued and the people responsible incarcerated for their crimes - but overall, it's a different kind of movie, and a story that needs to be told and heard.
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NinaX-deleted-1557529047 says...
10 years ago
Sorry all men, but this movie really hit all the right strings and break the heart can only woman. Wow. Judi Dench better than Meryl!
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CatyAlexandre says...
10 years ago
I knew that I almost certainly would like this film but I had a different idea of what it would be. I didn't expect such a wonderful, sweet and heartbreaking story.

This tells the story of Philomena Lee and the jornalist who got interested in helping her in the pursuit of her lost child. This woman passed through some rough times in her life. She got pregnant, her family abandoned her in a convent for girls in the same situation of Philomena's to be punished by her sins. They were slaved by the sisters of the convent, and they just could see their children for one hour a day. Posteriorly they sold their babies to American families.

The catholic issues addressed in this story are very controversial and unfortunately all very real. What can be more suffocating than keeping a painful secret during 50 years? What can be more arduous than taking away a child from her mother? What can be more disturbing than telling someone that the consequences of their misfortune of loosing a child to a stranger and never hear about him anymore, was their punishment because they had sin by having sex? This is very sad.

Judi Dench is wonderful in here. She brings the right humour and the right emotion for the story and her performance feels so true. Steven Coogan is very good also in a much more engaging and serious role.

Philomena is the simple yet painful story of a wonderful woman. At the end you just wanna give Philomena Lee a big hug!

Bigger than the religious matter around the story this film has a much important question to ask us: Are we capable of forgiving? I think that is the strong message that it wants to transmit.
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ArielRodriguez says...
a month ago
Philomena Lee's character is endearing y Julie Dench's performance is fascinating. It was a sad story, but melancholically well told.
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tesbreag says...
2 years ago
An incredible movie, that will stay with me for the rest of my life. Funny yet utterly devastating.
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SkinnyFilmBuff says...
2 years ago
I watched this film primarily as a fan of Steve Coogan and went into it completely blind. I don't know exactly what I was expecting, but I think it's fair to say that I wasn't expecting this. I didn't know it was based on a true story, and I certainly wasn't familiar with that true story beforehand. As such, it was able to surprise me on more than one occasion with the stranger-than-fiction details of its tragic story. Judi Dench's central performance is excellent, successfully capturing the emotions and contradictions of Philomena, as well as the light hearted quirkiness of an out of touch elderly Irish woman. Steve Coogan doesn't disappoint either, still injecting plenty of the sarcasm and wit that we know and love, but at the same time hitting his mark during the more serious beats of the film.
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Horror future #7 says...
6 years ago
Emotonial story great movie but not the best in this kind of movies!
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HDfan says...
9 years ago
Just watched on Showtime Anytime :D
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aldy says...
10 years ago
Philomena was quite enjoyable but unfortunately got a bit heavy-handed with the anti-Catholicism by the end. Some of the characterisation also seemed very inconsistent with Philomena herself being way too progressive with her attitude towards homosexuality compared to the rest of her personality. There's a difference between being accepting of it and being an almost-80-year-old who freely throws around the term 'beard'.
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Idek says...
CONTAINS SPOILERS
10 years ago
About a girl, her son and... road to forgiveness.
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feliprus says...
10 years ago
Surprised at how fantastic this was. At turns both extremely moving and hilarious. Most of the comedy comes from Dench's naivety and so can be a little obvious but she has perfect comedic timing and Coogan is a great foil for her. Also, Evil Nuns FTW!
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Van Nyx says...
2 years ago
A vexing but solid drama. 6/10
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