Joyride

2022 - 7 - 30

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Olivia Colman passes the Irish accent test in Joyride (RTE.ie)

Starring Oliva Colman, Charlie Reid, Lochlann O'Mearáin, Olwen Fouéré, Aislín McGuckin, Tristan Heanue, Ruth McCabe. First things first.

The kid is on the lam as well after appropriating the money from a pub fundraiser in honour of his late mother. And correct me if I’m wrong, but is driving really quicker than taking a ferry between the far-flung fingers of Kerry? She stars as Joy, a sozzled solicitor who vacillates from harpy to hapless in this meandering road movie set in Kerry. As for her brogue, well, we've heard worse.

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Joyride review: Olivia Colman shines again (City A.M.)

In Joyride, Olivia Colman shines as a mother who shares a getaway car with a young Irish man mourning the loss of his mum.

An Irish accent may seem strange on the former Queen Elizabeth, but she masters the script’s mixture of broad comedy and sentiment. He steals a cab for his getaway, only to find another runaway, Joy (Olivia Colman), sleeping in it with a new-born baby. But these films rely on strong performances, and luckily, Joyride ticks that box.

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Olivia Colman Shines in the New Irish Road Movie 'Joyride' (Newstalk)

This week on Screentime John Fardy chat to Director Emer Reynolds about the great new Irish Road movie Joyride starring Olivia Colman and Charlie Reid about ...

Plus all the regular tv and movie reviews John also chats to Terry Prone about her favourite film. This week on Screentime John Fardy chat to Director Emer Reynolds about the great new Irish Road movie Joyride starring Olivia Colman and Charlie Reid about a conflicted mother and a complicated teenager who gone a wild journey of healing together....

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Joyride review: Olivia Colman adds sparkle to this implausible odd ... (Evening Standard)

I. n between signing up for Wonka and Great Expectations, international treasure Olivia Colman opted to appear in Emer Reynolds' low-budget Irish road-movie. If ...

The human need to create families (irrespective of blood ties) clearly fascinates the Joyride team, who, by the by, sneak in some edgily surreal images, most notably a pagan festival’s disembodied infant mascot. Writer Ailbhe Keogan (a mentee of Alex Garland’s) throws in some decent gags, but mostly it’s the oddness of the scenario – basically, the strange chemistry between Mully and Joy - that grips. Similarly, lonely Joy, still bleeding from the slightly premature birth, has a wild need in her voice that, for significant chunks of the movie, makes anything seem possible. She has many others at her disposal but, in general, her ability to morph into a little girl lost is what slays us and she’s on top form here. Still, at the risk of overextending that metaphor, Colman and Reynolds’ willingness to go off-road makes the journey worthwhile. n between signing up for Wonka and Great Expectations, international treasure Olivia Colman opted to appear in Emer Reynolds’ low-budget Irish road-movie.

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Joyride review — there's little joy in this story of baby love (The Times)

The director, Emer Reynolds, is fearless in her hands-on tackling of reluctant motherhood, with plenty of leaking breasts and postpartum bleeding. Yet she doesn ...

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Film review: Olivia Colman and Charlie Reid make for a good ... (Irish Examiner)

Set on the back roads and boreens of the West of Ireland, there's plenty of Irish talent on hand to lend support too.

Complicating matters is the fact that Joy has a days-old infant with her. Mully, however, doesn’t fancy chauffeuring Joy around the country — he’s just stolen a wad of cash from his wheeler-dealer father James (Lochlann O’Mearáin) and needs to disappear fast. Can the bickering pair find a way to see past their differences?

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Joyride (2022) Movie Review from Eye for Film (eyeforfilm.co.uk)

"The director does achieve some quiet drama - a kiss on a cheek, an attempt at breast feeding - but elsewhere, it feels as though a committee was insisting ...

The film also has a sentimental streak as wide and deep as the Shannon, with flashbacks, already tending towards a wallow, added to be slow motion. The film as a bad fit for Reynolds as the wardrobe is on joy, with the director's documentary background is at odds with this mannered screenplay that continually forces its points. The presence of the much-loved Olivia Colman is likely to be the main draw for this drive through the familiar twists and turns of an odd couple road trip, and she is well matched by a charming debut performance from her young co-star Charlie Reid despite the film's uneven tone and reliance on sentimentality.

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From Joyride to Irma Vep: a complete guide to this week's ... (The Guardian)

You've got a choice of two charming new road trip movies in UK cinemas this week. This one stars Olivia Colman and adorable newcomer Charlie Reid as a pair of ...

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