Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Just the opposite of other's reviews... I too saw this lurking in the movie store the day before st. patty's day. Looked funny, had 'Irish' in the title, we'll give it a shot. Tapped the keg at 6am and watched 'Boondock Saints' (greatest Irish movie ever) then Leprachans II. We then watched 'Irish Jam'. The first half hour drove our buzz away quicker than St. Patrick drove the snakes out of Ireland. It was downright horrible, with the lame plot line, the shamefully stereotypical black dude that's in every cheap comedy, and even the Irish them on St. Patty's day couldn't save this peace of crap from being ejected. I purposely damaged the disc before returning it so no one else entering my movie store would subjected to such crap again. (If you couldn't tell, we HATED this movie).

Don't know where this little gem came from, or if it ever appeared in any theater, but it tops most of what comes out of Hollywood these days. It's funny, touching, and a sensory feast for the eyes and ears. If you like anything about Ireland, you'll likely enjoy this movie. All of the performances are excellent. Be warned that is does deserve its PG-13 rating, so it may not be family-friendly for all. It's unfortunate that movies like this don't have enough pull to find a profitable audience, but I suppose that's where Blockbuster and the like can have an impact. It's a bit strange that the overall user rating on IMDb is rather low, but most of the reviews are favorable. In this instance, I think the reviews tell the real story. Give this one a try and judge for yourself.

When I see Eddie Griffin I was thinking... "Oh God, another vehicle for this modern-day Stepin Fetchit to come and trash in the name of appearing politically correct" WRONG! Eddie as Jimmy McDevitt in the USA was a loser's loser - landlord tosses him and his possessions out, creditors at his back and a psycho lady (played by Mo'Nique, first time I disliked her - good acting) that he jilted is chasing him to the ends of the Earth...He butts up on a newspaper ad that he mistakenly thinks is the Caribbean, and ends up winning an Irish pub - which is where the fun begins! Jimmy getting used to Celtic maudlinery and their style of dancing and cadence of singing. Jimmy slowly getting entangled in a triangle betwixt himself and Anna Friel as Maureen a widowed lass who helps run Finnigan's pub and the man who came up with the idea to auction the pub to save the village from an evil land developer...Also the village's priest is the scene-stealer when he appears! A man of the cloth in leathers for motorcycling and punching when required, so much for pacifism! Lord Hailstock is the furthest thing from Irish you'd expect, totally Anglicised in the vein of a Colonel Blimp type, he ill treats his butler/secretary/manservant - eventually to his cost, when you see! The slow evolution of the romance between Jimmy and Maureen and the misperception of his actions and the deft insight of Maureen's daughter who's a self-inflicted mute after the death of her father combined with the other threads make it fine Celtic Tapestry.

I think that Irish Jam is by far the funniest, romantic, and heart-touching movie that I've watched. I might be only seventeen years of age, but i have seen a whole lot of movies, and so far this is the only one that I could watch ten times straight. Jimmy was hilarious with all his wangsta ways, and Maureen is a beautiful lady. The part that got me was the ending, Kathleen and Maureen just took my heart to tears with their acts. By the way where can I get the Irish music that Maureen sang in the show? Who's the original artist? I would really like to get her music! So please send me the name of the Irish music singer.