Carolina (I) (2003) 6.0
A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy. Director:Marleen GorrisWriter:Katherine Fugate |
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Carolina (I) (2003) 6.0
A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy. Director:Marleen GorrisWriter:Katherine Fugate |
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| Julia Stiles | ... | ||
| Shirley MacLaine | ... | ||
| Alessandro Nivola | ... |
Albert Morris
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| Randy Quaid | ... |
Theodore 'Ted' Mirabeau
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| Edward Atterton | ... | ||
| Azura Skye | ... |
Georgia Mirabeau
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| Mika Boorem | ... |
Maine Mirabeau
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| Jennifer Coolidge | ... |
Aunt Marilyn
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| Alan Thicke | ... |
Chuck McBride - Perfect Date Host
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| John Capodice | ... |
Ernie the Cook
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| Lisa Sheridan | ... |
Debbie
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| Ambyr Childers | ... |
Young Carolina
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| Daveigh Chase | ... |
Young Georgia
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| Lauri Johnson | ... |
Susan the Waitress
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| Michael Panes | ... |
John
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Carolina Mirabeau was raised 'free-spirited' with two sisters by eccentric, domineering grandma Millicent in the country. Carolina's city neighbor, talented and witty Jewish author Albert Morris, is her best friend, confident and the wacky family's favorite guest. Yet she gets engaged with Heath Pierson, an 'all too perfect' upper class brilliant Britton, whom she met in the TV studio where she's fired as dating show candidates-screener. But the past and some truths catch up with all of them. Written by KGF Vissers
This picture is billed as a romantic comedy but it's really more about family and how that can affect romances. While this is definitely a fluff piece, Shirley MacLaine's character and acting knock it out of the ballpark.
Julia Stiles, by contrast, is wooden and unsympathetic in her role as the female romantic lead. I kept wanting to see her in some 1970's BBC drama where emotionless, physically dull acting was more the rage.
Azura Skye does a nice turn in the predictable role of "the trashy sister" who gets pregnant after a one-night stand. Randy Quaid and the rest of the cast practically disappear except to act as foils to MacLaine's outrageous "tough love/live life my own way" Grandma.
This is not great art or even great romantic comedy. You won't need to see it more than once. Watch it for MacLaine's performance and be ready to fluff your way through the rest!