Brooklyn

“You’ll feel so homesick that you’ll want to die, and there’s nothing you can do about it apart from endure it. But you will, and it won’t kill you… and one day the sun will come out and you’ll realize that this is where your life is.”

“All I want to do is travel home with you. No drink, no food, no nothing. I know you have to study, and get some sleep. I’ll take you to your house and then say goodnight. Otherwise it’s too long to wait.”

I read some criticism about that there's not a whole lot going on in the movie. If you look for your classic romance, look elsewhere. For me, this is not a romantic movie, it's about going somewhere new because you want more than your old well-known life could give you, and sticking with it through the sudden temptations of the well-known.

And it captures this sudden allure of the life you know well, the people you know well, the places you know well, that makes you forget why you left in the first place perfectly. It also drives home the moment where you suddenly remember, why you left. Sure, the actual plot details around that might feel a bit constructed (do all Irish people around the world know each other?), but it doesn't matter, really.

Part of what makes the movie great also is the character development, beautifully put on display by Saoirse Ronan, who really needs to win one of the big awards at some point.

And I'm also really sorry about the bucket.

This was a lovely story.
Thank God it was a happy ending.
One of the beat romantic movies in a long time. (At lest for me was)

I just spend almost two hours watching this movie, but it felt like only 15 minutes. It’s entertaining till the end and I feel like I want to know and learn even more about Eilis Lacey and her life in Brooklyn.

Eilis Lacey (very well played by Saoirse Ronan) is an Irish girl who’s moving away from her “Mammy” and sister Rose to live and start a new life in Brooklyn. She get’s a job in a warehouse and goes to evening school to persuade her dream of becoming a bookkeeper/accountant. In between all things she meets a fellow named Tony Fiorello (Emory Cohen), and they, of course, fall in love. When Eilis decides to go home because of family trouble, they promise each other that she will come back. Once Eilis returns to Ireland, she finds out that she now could live a nice life there as well.

It was great to see Eilis evolve the way she did in Brooklyn and after meeting Tony. Saoirse did such an amazing job as Eilis, from the vulnerable moments to the moments where she is so confident it made me smile a bit. Eilis is such a sweet and relatable character, and even though she makes mistakes, she makes the right choice in the end. You can truly see how she chances throughout the movie. In the beginning she is a shy girl who doesn’t really stand up for herself, she goes along with the little crowd that are the people in her villages, but then she lives in this great city with so many opportunities and people and she learns how she wants to carry herself, what she wants to be and what she wants to become. Alongside Eilis was Tony, whom’s played by Emory Cohen. I’ve never seen anything of Emory’s work before this one, but he’s good and real cute. He made Tony a real gentleman, and all the good and bad qualities came with it. I fell like I did’t really get to know him very well though. I know some of the basic stuff about him, but his character, how he acts and reacts, didn’t have a lot of variety. Where Eilis had a lot of feelings throughout the movie, Tony only had a few. I would have loved to get to know him better. Apart from Saoirse and Emory there were a lot of smaller parts in this movie and I just wanted to point out the actress who played Rose (Eilis sister), Fiona Glascott, and the always great Domhnall Gleeson, who played Jim Farrell. Although they had small parts the were great nonetheless and I could’t leave them out of this review. Jane Brennan who plays Eilis mom, did a great job as well. I’m still not entirely sure if I liked her character or not.

Although I want to know more about Eilis’ her life, the storyline was great. I got just enough information about everything to put it all together, I just would’ve loved to know more (but don’t we all when we watch a movie we like?). I loved the shots they filmed at the dining table in Eilis’ house, which is filled with girly giggles and advices. Some scenes where shot as a close up which I highly appreciated as well. It suited the movie, and brought more emotions to the screen (and it just were very pretty shots).

Brooklyn’s a movie filled with nice shots, great acting and a good story line. I would totally recommend it. (Still feel like I want to know more about all the characters their stories though).

I want to use my last sentence to praise the costume designers, because all the characters just look simple amazing, and I need Eilis’ her closet.

OK, I´ll admit, I watched this because of Saorsie of whom I´m rapidly becoming a fan. And she is, again, amazing.

But this movie is much more. It´s a reminder that life always tries to throw something in front of you but no matter what you don´t let other people make your choices and you hold on to what you believe in.

Such a heartwarming film. Tony and Eilis were a lovely couple to watch develop over time and I loved Saorise's acting. Glad I watched this!

great movie. makes you feel a lot of emotions.

Deeply moving, the film has themes that may resonate with anybody who has left home to new surroundings. Its hard to let go of both places, for a while. The lead character in the film made the right choice at the end, much to my relief. Not everybody will agree, it may depend on your own life experience and the choices, for good or bad, that you made.