Rosie: story by Roddy Doyle. Movie directed by Paddy Breathnach
This movie is SO mediocre and repetitive,it becomes tedious to watch. It was clearly only chosen for the relevant topic of modern day homelessness which it deals with. The entire movie, which is filmed more like a low- budget home movie, seems to revolve around a mother sitting in her car, making endless phone calls to various hostels and B&Bs in a desperate attempt to find accommodation for herself and her young family. It is boring, repetitive and contains a lot of expletives and bad language. Although I do think it is a good idea to make young people aware of the plight of homeless families in modern-day Ireland, this movie is not going to inspire them to do much to help.
Verdict: Bad choice for the English Curriculum. Nothing of literary value here….
(J. McM. Parent & Teacher, Co.Galway)