(I've never felt compelled to write a review before, but since I'm from where this is supposedly set, I thought I'd share my take.) Even though we are rolling our eyes at the terrible accents; most people agree that and Irish accent is hard. It's grand - they tried their best.
I LOVE a laugh, even if it's self deprecating and am rarely, if ever insulted; the same with the rest of my family. But to be honest; we didn't laugh once during this movie. When we finished watching, the only thing we really felt was disgust and embarrassment. We have done so much to try and get rid of the stereotypes of the idiotic Irish, but movies like this show that Hollywood seem not to care and will go for the cheap joke at the expensive of another culture and people. What was worse is the fact that people who aren't even Irish are telling us that we aren't to be offended. Sorry lads, but you don't get to do that. The director using his Irish ancestry as an excuse, leaves a bad taste in our mouth. Anyway: waste of time, disappointing movie that leans into stereotypes we've tried so long to get rid of. Definitely put a damper on our evening.
