Stars: Niamh Cusack, Ian Hart, Ruth McCabe, Sean McGinley, Ewan Stewart, Cathleen Bradley, Risteard Cooper

Director: Aileen Ritchie

Summary: When a group of men in a small village in Donegal, Ireland send an advertisement to an American newspaper encouraging young women to live in their village a change comes over the locals. Love seems to be possible close to home...

A group of ordinary Irish fellows are bored and dissatisfied with the local women in their small town. Led by fashion-conscious butcher Ian, they decide to pool their resources and put an ad in an American newspaper inviting American women to their town dance in the hope of attracting some exciting potential mates. The local women, including Ian's smitten assistant Siobhan, decide to retaliate in their own way. A sweet and charming romantic comedy from the producer of THE FULL MONTY.

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An undemanding slice of Irish whimsy, The Closer You Getmay not hit the crowd-pleasing heights of Waking Ned, but ultimately settles in to a comfortable, enticing groove inhabited by the likes of TV's Ballykissangel. The debut feature of Aileen Ritchie and set in a desolate coastal town of Kilvara in County Donegal, the story concerns the lovelorn male townsfolk who advertise for Gaelic-loving women in a Florida newspaper. This action stirs the jealousies of Kilvara's women, who respond by inviting a group of Spaniards to the local dance. A battle of the sexes ensues ultimately resulting in the Guinness-swilling eejits realising that they shouldn't squander what they've got. Simple moral, simple clichés, simple humour, but executed with a considerable charm that makes it an undeniably enjoyable and light-hearted film. Ian Hart is particularly likable as local butcher Kieran (bizarrely dyeing his hair bright blonde to impress the ladies) while he and his boredom-numbed mates are more than matched by the feisty likes of Niamh Cusack and Cathleen Bradley as Kilvara's ignored beauties. Add in some beautiful locations and what you have is an inoffensive little charmer that will suit any lazy afternoon's viewing--and what's wrong with that? --Danny Graydon

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive Menus, Scene Access
Year:	2000
Release Date:	October 6, 2003
Runtime:	89 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	19925 D V D
Keywords:	You, Comedy, General, Wide, Screen, Get, Closer
Genre:	Comedy