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AGNES BROWNE

Anjelica Huston, Marion Monks (1999, USA, 92 mins., R, also on DVD)

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Rated: R; Genres: Comedy, Drama; With: Anjelica Huston

B-

By Alice King

A Hollywoodized version of abject poverty in 1960s Ireland, Browne is Angela's Ashes lite. As a newly widowed mother of six, Huston, who also directed, is likable enough -- especially in scenes with her lusty best friend (Monks) -- but the film suffers from its liteness, with a deus ex machina ending that's a little too happy for a woman whose suffering is always too easily alleviated. B-

Posted Aug 18, 2000

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