Wild Mountain Thyme

Bejaysus! That’s the weekend’s viewing sorted… 2020 was, to put it mildly, an eventful year, but no one will ever forget the day that the trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme was released, because all of Twitter decided to combine their powers of comedy and jaw-dropping disbelief. The romantic-comedy starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Christoper Walken, […]

Bejaysus! That’s the weekend’s viewing sorted… 2020 was, to put it mildly, an eventful year, but no one will ever forget the day that the trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme was released, because all of Twitter decided to combine their powers of comedy and jaw-dropping disbelief. The romantic-comedy starring Emily Blunt, Jamie Dornan, Christoper Walken, […]

4 years ago

Cillian Murphy on why the Irish accent is so difficult for non-Irish actors

He also chats about Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan in Wild Mountain Thyme. Accents are tough. You don’t have to look too far on the internet to find a list of great actors delivering bad accents in big movies, and that is because Accents Are Tough! And one of the toughest around is the Irish […]

He also chats about Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan in Wild Mountain Thyme. Accents are tough. You don’t have to look too far on the internet to find a list of great actors delivering bad accents in big movies, and that is because Accents Are Tough! And one of the toughest around is the Irish […]

5 years ago

Wild Mountain Thyme review: Yes, it is bizarre, but it is also not the worst film ever made

Wild Mountain Thyme is weirdly watchable… at least until the final 20 minutes or so. Maybe the pandemic has made me softer, but I didn’t hate this film. And we were all so quick to judge that trailer, weren’t we? Sure, the accents were a bit all over the place, the tone of the jokes […]

Wild Mountain Thyme is weirdly watchable… at least until the final 20 minutes or so. Maybe the pandemic has made me softer, but I didn’t hate this film. And we were all so quick to judge that trailer, weren’t we? Sure, the accents were a bit all over the place, the tone of the jokes […]

5 years ago

“The Irish like nothing more than complaining about depictions of themselves” – Jon Hamm explains Wild Mountain Thyme blowback

When Jon Hamm says doze tings. There’s no such thing as bad publicity, and there’s plenty of interest in the release of Wild Mountain Thyme today. It’s one of the most talked-about movies of the year (in Ireland, at least), thanks mostly to its hilariously twee trailer which brought out the best in Irish social […]

When Jon Hamm says doze tings. There’s no such thing as bad publicity, and there’s plenty of interest in the release of Wild Mountain Thyme today. It’s one of the most talked-about movies of the year (in Ireland, at least), thanks mostly to its hilariously twee trailer which brought out the best in Irish social […]

5 years ago

We’re sorry, but a new clip from Wild Mountain Thyme is on the loose

An exclusive new clip has been released… So we all went a bit mad when the first trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme landed, and we had good reason to. The Irish accents were a bit all over the shop, no one had any idea where or when it was set, and as Irish people, we felt […]

An exclusive new clip has been released… So we all went a bit mad when the first trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme landed, and we had good reason to. The Irish accents were a bit all over the shop, no one had any idea where or when it was set, and as Irish people, we felt […]

5 years ago

Wild Mountain Thyme director defends movie’s accents and says Irish accents are too difficult to understand

Wild Mountain Thyme… insert joke about 2020 being bad enough already. It’s only been a couple of weeks since Wild Mountain Thyme – or more accurately, it’s been a couple of weeks since the first trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme – made its way into our lives. Take our QUIZ on that amazing trailer here. […]

Wild Mountain Thyme… insert joke about 2020 being bad enough already. It’s only been a couple of weeks since Wild Mountain Thyme – or more accurately, it’s been a couple of weeks since the first trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme – made its way into our lives. Take our QUIZ on that amazing trailer here. […]

5 years ago

Wild Mountain Thyme

An exclusive new clip has been released… So we all went a bit mad when the first trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme landed, and we had good reason to. The Irish accents were a bit all over the shop, no one had any idea where or when it was set, and as Irish people, we felt [&hellip;]

An exclusive new clip has been released… So we all went a bit mad when the first trailer for Wild Mountain Thyme landed, and we had good reason to. The Irish accents were a bit all over the shop, no one had any idea where or when it was set, and as Irish people, we felt […]