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Janeane Garofalo has always been type-cast as the loud, obnoxious, cynical sidekick—the friend of the cutesy female lead in the romantic comedy. I’ve always loved her because she gives frilly chick flicks a little bit of “yeah, right” reality. She always plays the character who says the “oh, please!” that I’m often feeling.
She’s the reason why I love The Matchmaker (well, her and the gorgeous Irish scenery). To me, she seems to fit just perfectly as the loud, cynical female lead. Garofalo plays Marcy Tizard, a staff member for a Boston politician who sends her to Ireland to find his roots -- and a few extra votes. Marcy ends up in a tiny village in the middle of their annual matchmaking festival. And while she can find plenty of prospective husbands (including the matchmakers’ favorite, Sean, an equally cynical ex-journalist who, of course, drives her crazy) -- but she can’t find any of the senator’s family.
Garofalo is loudly and cynically wonderful at Marcy -- the woman who stands out in a town full of the kind of cute, love-sick girls who would normally star in a romantic comedy. And David O’Hara is boyishly adorable as Sean. The Matchmaker is a cute, funny, cynical romantic comedy that’s worth watching every once in a while -- to cleanse your film-watching palate after you’ve seen a few too many sappy chick flicks.
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