Waiting For Dublin (2008)

7% of critics liked it
(15 reviews)
24% of users liked it
(627 ratings)

A '40s-era fighter pilot accepts a drunken bet to shoot down at least five enemy aircraft as he heads off to war, subsequently realizing that there's more on the line than he initially thought. New Year's Eve, 1944: Lieutenant Mike Clark (Andrew Keegan) will be shipping out to Europe soon, but for… More A '40s-era fighter pilot accepts a drunken bet to shoot down at least five enemy aircraft as he heads off to war, subsequently realizing that there's more on the line than he initially thought. New Year's Eve, 1944: Lieutenant Mike Clark (Andrew Keegan) will be shipping out to Europe soon, but for now he's drinking the night away in grand fashion. Striking up a conversation with a mysterious stranger named Vito (Karl Shiels), Mike accepts a 10,000-dollar wager to become a certified war ace. The catch? Vito isn't just your average benevolent patriot, but the nephew of notorious Chicago gangster Al Capone. Now, in order to avoid the wrath of public enemy number one, Lieutenant Clark takes to the skies with guns blazing. But just as Lieutenant Clark prepares to shoot down his fifth German plane, he's forced to make an emergency landing in Ireland. Will Lieutenant Clark find a way to repair his plane and make good on his wager, or has he already flown his final sortie? ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 23 min.
Directed By: Roger Tucker
Genres: Romance, Art House & International, Comedy

In Theaters: Jun 1, 2007 Wide
On DVD: Jul 14, 2009
Studio: Cinema Libre

Critic Reviews

Kyle Smith, New York Post
An agonizingly amateurish WWII rom-com.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Waiting for Dublin can't end soon enough.
Nathan Lee, New York Times
Stiff acting and a clunky script are at odds with the visual suavity, though at a mere 83 minutes, the film won't make you wait long for the sentimental denouement.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
A movie so unendurably bad it deserves to be put down like a sick dog.
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Now and then comes an Irish comedy that pinches your cheek so hard in its attempt to charm the only recourse is to hole up with a triple bill of fatalistic Romanian dramas. And quickly
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The actors are pleasant, the locations (County Galway) are beautiful, but the movie is a wheeze.
Mike McGranaghan, Aisle Seat
The plot isn't entirely successful in achieving the farcical tone it aims for.
Sara Maria Vizcarrondo, Boxoffice Magazine
[It's] aiming at pleasantly diverting, and can't seem to hit that reasonably located target.
Tasha Robinson, AV Club
Its shrill amateurishness makes it feel homemade in all the wrong ways.
Matt Pais, Metromix.com
One more bad choice you can make around St. Patrick's Day.
Drew Toal, Time Out New York
Let's just say that it will take many Guinnesses to get over the stilted awfulness of this nonsensical ode to the Emerald Isle. Many Guinnesses.
Robin Clifford, Reeling Reviews
A better script, stronger direction and a likable star could have made Waiting for Dublin worthy of the best whimsy.