Mag-13

Addictive, and not in a bad way. Sooo rich in character and setting. You feel dirty when you see the homeless old men, hopeless, skinny children, and the mentally gone, all whose skin is the same color as the coal smoke filth of London. You smell the urine in the streets as you follow Sugar from her whorehouse to the market. The whores you meet are vacant, empty souls eaten by diseases and beaten to pulp by cowardly customers.

There isn't anyone good in this story, but they're all marvelous.

Sugar plots imaginary revenge against her johns, and it's such a pleasure to see that she has some power, if only in her mind, over her miserable world.

So many naysayers complain that Ireland and its people are misrepresented in this film, and that an Irish guy wouldn't go for a materialistic American.

Folks, it's a romantic comedy. And it's a movie. If you want the history of Ireland, there are plenty of movies out there that will teach you. This was a sweet, light romp through pretty sceneries and charming accents.

You hope what the ending will be, but they do give you a little twist that keeps you guessing for a few minutes.

I've seen it on TV several times in the entire, and several times in bits and pieces. Matthew Goode is a treat on the eyes, and Amy Adams makes a nice turnaround.

I'm giving it a 10 to counter all the 1s and 3s given by other folks. Don't want someone not to see it because it has only 6 stars.