I feel that he needs a lot of practice before his directing and scriptwriting are any good.

a classic male struggle to come to grips with adulthood
Review date: 2001-03-29 Rating: 10 out of 10

With this debut Film Ed Burns took hollywood by the scruff off the neck and showed them how to make a male romantic comedy. The struggle between the three brothers to make sense of their turbulent childhood is more confused as they try to make sense of their own lives and the repecussions their father has had on them. all of the characters give you something to like about them even the whiney patrick character. if you come from an irish upbringing this will strike a chord or two. Burns makes a superb debut film which is more remarkable as the budget was non existent, but the writing, directing and acting is all superb a worthy winner at the sundance film festival!

A superb film that stands out from the rest.
Review date: 2000-12-11 Rating: 10 out of 10

This is the film that brought Edward Burns to everyone's attention and rightly so. If you want one of the standard glossy romantic films or a drama filled with special effects that seem to be the norm these days then this is not it. But if you want a film that is refreshingly different then this defintely the best. It is well written and well acted. It may not be big budget but I can't say I even noticed, I was too busy watching as the three brothers struggle to make sense of their confused lives and relationships. You'll laugh and relate as Ed Burns takes the ordinary things in life and injects reality and humour which is often missing from current films. This film is funny, charming, dramatic and touching. In a word. Fantastic.

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