How does circle of friends end

Go ahead. Do that. I'll just smile right back and say: yes. Fine movie. Wonderful film with a great performance by Minnie Driver Adriane 30 March This was a great movie about friendship, betrayal, and the people in our lives.

I saw it originally about 2 years ago, and have loved it ever since. Watch it for the great performances, with Chris O'Donnell's Irish accent, and Minnie Driver's great performance she gained 30 pounds for the role-she needs credit for that!

Watch with your friends and the people you love! Dunham16 28 March The three girls whom the story follows and the at least four beaux hoping to court them go through coming of age at a time when the Irish were becoming more worldly. Although many Irish did emigrate to New York at the time this film set near the Irish sea in and near Dublin in central Ireland does not create fictitious characters with this in mind.

The three female friends see romance differently, experience romance differently and end up for at least romantic comedy properly settled. Charming, insightful and beautifully photographed. Snowgo 23 June Although this movie lacked any sort of plot, and was forever flitting from one insignificant scene to the next, I was willing to watch it because of the fine acting performance by Minnie Driver and that there seemed to be a story shaping-up between her character and that of Chris O'Donnell's.

When he left Bene sitting for almost the entire time of his party, opting to dance with her glamorous friend, instead, I should have been warned. When this cad Jack actually tried and succeeded in getting Bene to dance as she was about to leave, I should have realized the black nature of this script and screenplay.

When Jack has coitus with the glamorous friend played by Saffron Burroughs and gets her pregnant he is told , he decides to tell Bene, whom he has, by then, some real affection for. As he is getting off the bus or trolley to meet her, tell her and break her heart, I turned the movie off and threw it out. A film really has to offend me for me to score fewer than 7 stars.

No real plot and an apparent delight in hurting those vulnerable means a cinematic failure to me, even with Minnie Driver's memorable character and performance. The fact that Circle of Friends was based on a novel is no excuse. Another one should have been used. A fresh and compelling screenplay could have been developed, loosely using the characters of Bene and Jack. Certainly, this movie was talent wasted. A movie that is at turns witty, charming, heartbreaking and truthful.

There are many kinds of movies, and an entertaining and joyful movie is not the least of these. The performances are fresh and sincere, and the script and direction are flawless. I recommend this movie if you want to see a slice of life that is simple and frank in how we relate to each other as human beings. It tells a sweet enough tale of three Irish college girlfriends and falling in love, and the central romance between Minnie Driver and Chris O'Donnell is well handled. There's enough chemistry there to illuminate the relationship.

However, during the more dramatic parts of the story, I had quite a few complaints. While Driver's performance through the majority of the film was very convincing, she seemed very trite and almost cute during her break-up scenes and following the death of her father.

The musical soundtrack as well wasn't very well handled to produce the most emotion. My female friends had given me the impression that this was the saddest movie they'd ever seen but I just found it nowhere near powerful enough.

It is surely meant to be an emotionally charged film but the direction and the performances didn't do nearly enough to extract the feeling from it, and I felt like I was watching some street theatre or something because it was obvious what they were representing with their faces and body language, but there wasn't much acting involved at all. The second complaint is Alan Cumming's character. He's fine in the role, don't get me wrong, but it's such a stupid character. The story itself is realistic and the characters are empathetic and true-to-life, except this one.

He's such a blatant caricature and left all conviction in the film for dead. I presume it's all from the book which I haven't read, but I really think an over-the-top character like that will always ruin a simple, sentimental romance such as this. They're far more suited to Roald Dahl books.

But apart from those complaints it didn't really disappoint. It's simplistic and gentle-hearted and as such is ideal evening viewing as far as I can tell. I'm not a great fan, but she and co-star Chris O'Donnell have headlined this emotional story with definite conviction. The story is simple - 3 childhood friends growing up through life, with their sexual developement testing the strengths of their friendship.

The film is captivating through O'Donnell and Driver's performances, and there is a great supporting effort from the ever-reliable Alan Cumming. This is a moving film that will be identified by all who watch it. A dull and boring and uninspired movie about girls in 's Ireland trying to find their womanhood through their drawers and the drawers of the men they are involved in.

I had seen this movie before my interest in Firth's career and found the characters implausible and improbable. All the characters were unbelievable except perhaps the "Uriah Heep" of the movie played by Aidan Gillen which oiled up the screen really good and made you cringe with revulsion with his attack. No real conclusions of the movie except that Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan Minnie Driver decided to give sex a try.

A real inspiring yawn. Only 6. I was surprised to see that this has only 6. This is a great film in any way possible.

Acting, portrayal of characters, music and of course the story are all well beyond average. You will also appreciate that none of the characters is 2-dimentional, not even the "bad ones", like Sean and Nan. You can see behind the reasons of their actions, even if you don't agree with them. I remember renting this back in , not expecting much from it.

Then, I was was taken by the whole film, especially by "that chubby unknown but brilliant young actress". In that manner I was more than pleased when some years later I saw Minnie Driver becoming very well-known and being Oscar nominated for her role in "Good Will Hunting". Knowing now that she gained all those pounds just for the role of Benny, males me thing that deserved an Oscar nod and for this film!

It was years after that that I also noticed that this was an adaptation of a book of Maeve Binchy one of my favorite authors. When I had the chance to watch this again, then I noticed and Colin Firth playing also. Another reason for anyone to watch it!!! I was glad to see Chris O'Donnell in this movie.

He did this to show the Irish side of him. As an Irishwoman, I loved that. You like him; even when you find out about Nan. He just has a way of making you swoon. And I loved the accent. My favorite scene in this movie is Jack in a tuxedo.

Talk about hot! Driver gives a star-is-born performance as Benny, the 'ordinary' girl who dreams of more than Knockglen. I discovered what a talent Alan Cumming is. His portrayal of Sean Walsh gave me the creeps; yet I kept hoping for more screen time. Geraldine O'Rawe is another breakthrough performance as Eve. If you are not, rent anyways. It just proves that sometimes the person you want may not be out of reach. Sometimes dreams do come true. Kristinartist79 15 July This was a great movie, but it was a little different than the book.

Spoilers: Nan was friends with Benny and Eve since childhood in the movie. In the book, they met at college. I liked O'Donald's character better in the movie than in the book. In the book, he acted like a jerk to Benny when she was too busy taking care of her widowed mother.

In the movie, though he did feel a little lonely and got a little impatient,he up until he cheated on her was a little more understanding. In the book, I thought they implied that Benny got together with her, but I think she left it up to the author to decide. Other users says they did not get back together. In the movie, they definitely did get back together. I liked the part where Benny hit the bag over that creep's head and the money spilled out!

Nan and Eve were great for their part. Although I do not consider O'Donald gorgeous, he is talented. I read some users comments. In both the film and the book, shy, awkward Benny Hogan falls for handsome Jack Foley. In order to make film-Jack more sympathetic and more appropriate to leading man material , he sleeps with Nan just once. In the book, Benny goes through all of the hurt, humiliation, and bewilderment to realize that a life with Jack would have been a life of watching and waiting.

In the film, Jack tries to make amends and she eventually forgives him. The ending scene is actually an implied sexual rendezvous ironically at one of the locations where Jack slept with Nan in the book. It may seem like a small chance but, for me, the change in the ending alters the central theme of Circle of Friends.

The movie is about forgiveness and love—the boy and girl getting together despite the odds. Then, again, perhaps I just read too much into things. In any rate, the DVD is still waiting. Comments feed for this article. January 18, at am. I also thought Minnie Driver was too slim for all the repeated comments about her size.

January 19, at am. I remember the first time I saw Minnie Driver after she lost the weight she gained for Circle of Friends. I was so sad. What Nan does not realize is that despite outward appearances, the Westwards are no longer wealthy and while Simon is infatuated by her beauty, he is also shopping around for a wife who can bring a significant amount of money into the marriage.

When Nan gets pregnant, she is shocked when Simon ends the relationship by giving her money for an abortion. Nan takes advantage of the situation and begins secretly seeing Jack, eventually telling him she is pregnant and implying the she was a virgin when they began sneaking around and sleeping together. At a party, Eve realizes what happened and confronts Nan, who falls into a glass door and is seriously injured. She recovers but miscarries.

She and Jack end their relationship. Jack tries to reconcile with Benny, but she has now moved beyond her obsession with him and is able to see him simply as a member of their circle of friends. Read more from the Study Guide. Browse all BookRags Study Guides. Copyrights Circle of Friends from BookRags. All rights reserved. Toggle navigation. Sign Up. Sign In. Get Circle of Friends from Amazon.