Pros: Fast moving, great character and tons of good laughs with a tear-or-two dropped in. Cons: It had to end.
Why would my wife ever take me, "Mr Macho", to see a movie with flaming fags, drag queens dressed to the hilt and a comedy team of two woman that look like they just walked out of a part from the Rocky Horror Picture Show? I had no idea as to what the ...
Pros: lots of fun! glam! show tunes and great characters! Bonus Features Cons: I didn't notice any plot holes
The three movies I recently rented from netflix.com are, in order of how I viewed them, 2004's Connie and Carla; 1995's To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar; and 2009's Powder Blue, which boasts Patrick Swayze's last role ...
Pros: Showtunes galore! And a super-fabulous cameo! And showtunes! Yeah! Cons: Half-written characters, a malnourished, stock plot, Nia! Nia! Nia!
In one of the many sub-climaxes which make up the almost satisfying climax of the new two-girls-dressing-up-like-dra
g-queens
comedy (which features a veteran of the fledgling genre – Toni Collette, who dressed up in silver lame and lip-synced ...
Pros: the Colette:Varalos relationship Cons: the Duchovny:Vardalos relationship, predictability
Complications of passing as a different gender are prominent in Shakespeare's comedies, in which there was the further complication that the female characters masquerading as males were played by male actors. Connie (Nia Vardalos) and Carla (Tonni ...
Pros: Nia and Toni have their moments and some of the musical numbers have energy. Cons: The script, characterization and direction is mostly lackadaisical bordering on alien.
In 2002, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" proved the little movie that could, and rose from relative obscurity to become one of the blockbusters of that year. In other words, when VH1 does the "I Love the 00s" series in about a decade, you'll probably hear ...
Pros: Full characters, charming drag queens, tons of laughs and fun, touching moments Cons: A touch predictable and a few plot holes
I remember seeing a commercial for this movie, Connie and Carla and thinking to myself.. ooh, that looks like fun! However, I don't remember seeing it pop into a local theater. More the pity. However, we treated ourselves with some DVD's this long ...
Pros: Funny, intelligent comedy. Cons: A little predictable.
"Some Like It Hot" is one of my favorite comedies of all time. So is "Victor/Victoria" so what would happen if the two movies were combined into one? Nia Vardalos, writer and author of My Big Fat Greek Wedding answers that ...
Pros: Funny at times, story is good, acting good Cons: None
This was not a movie I would have ever chosen to watch. I was lying on the couch last weekend and I fell asleep. My wife came home from the library and wanted to watch this movie. My wife saw that I was asleep with the TV on as usual so she popped the ...
Pros: Great performances by all bring solidarity to a parable of tolerance and acceptance Cons: Some corny moments and a major underutilization of Collette
Connie and Carla is witty, delightful performed and touching, but deep below it's campy (and sometime corny) surface lies a parable about the dangers of pigeonholing any minority. In a world where misogyny and homophobia are the only remaining ...
Following the highly successful “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” would be a daunting task for anyone. However when the TV series based on the film failed to find an audience, writer and star Nia Vardolos came under the spotlight to prove that she could ...
Best friends Connie and Carla have always dreamed of fame and fortune, but their careers in show business are going nowhere fast. After witnessing a c...More at HotMovieSale.com
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