Drama · Romance
Circle of Friends
For everyone who ever thought the person they loved was out of their reach
Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
Top Cast
Chris O'Donnell
Jack Foley
Minnie Driver
Bernadette 'Benny' Hogan
Geraldine O'Rawe
Eve Malone
Saffron Burrows
Nan Mahon
Alan Cumming
Sean Walsh
Colin Firth
Simon Westward
Aidan Gillen
Aidan Lynch
Mick Lally
Dan Hogan
Directed by
Pat O'Connor
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen IrelandReviews
Peter McGinn
8/108/12/2020
Circle of Friends is a little feel good sort of movie. The ensemble characters interact quite well. I have always liked Minnie Driver, and Alan Cummings seems to nail the smarmy characters like this. I think he was in a Jane Austen adaptation film with a similar role. The film is based on one of the best Maeve Binchy novels, in my opinion. It concerns Bennie, Driver’s character, who has a self-esteem problem based partly on her weight and unpopularity. But she stands up for herself when she has to, and makes friends. She overcomes problems I won’t go into and risk giving details away, but suffice to say you should really end up rooting for her. My only problem with the movie is the ending. I felt the book had the perfect ending, and the movie went a different way. Don’t get me wrong;
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