I'm an action movie buff, so mostly I like films that blow up. I like comedies too, but I expect a fast pace and not too much arty melodrama. "The Closer You Get" (called "American Women" in the USA) is an amusing and somewhat slow-paced Irish comedy that I found an acceptable crossover film to rent with my SO, who doesn't like action films. The plot wraps up satisfyingly.
Like many Irish films I've seen, it's charming and has plenty of small town culture. I would, however, recommend "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain" (which is really Welsch), or "The Full Monty" first, which are similar but better.
I'll give "The Closer You Get" a ho-hum but not exactly bad 5 out of 10.
Like many Irish films I've seen, it's charming and has plenty of small town culture. I would, however, recommend "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain" (which is really Welsch), or "The Full Monty" first, which are similar but better.
I'll give "The Closer You Get" a ho-hum but not exactly bad 5 out of 10.