Why so underrated?

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After I finally managed to sit through it with minimal cringing at the depictions of Ireland and the Irish, I thought it was quite a sweet film really.

But certainly not underrated.

It was utterly mindless, not even outstanding in terms of romance. It was....nice. Cute story, funny in places, an enjoyable one-time-watch as long as you view it with no expectations of realism.

I was actually rather disappointed with Williams' score though, not at all up to his usual standard. I only watched it because it was late and there was nothing else on and because Richie Cunningham directed it :p

I liked the film, the performances, cinematography, music.. However the story is very predictabe. You know from the very beginning those two are gonna end up together. It's very goofy at times, very commercial. I would have liked to see more drama, more tension. No wonder it's a Ron Howard film. There's a lot of comedic moments, the typical bad guy, etc. That's the only flaw I saw in it, although it's a major one for me. Back in 92 I suppose it'd have been a big thing but in terms of plot and development it hasn't aged very well. Kidman and Cruise showed great chemistry together. I wish they had made more films together.