A thirtysomething bank clerk from St Albans has his small-town life exploded by the arrival of his Russian mail-order bride.
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| Nicole Kidman | ... | Sophia, alias Nadia | |
| Ben Chaplin | ... | John | |
| Vincent Cassel | ... | Alexei | |
| Mathieu Kassovitz | ... | Yuri | |
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Kate Lynn Evans | ... | Clare (as Kate Evans) |
| Stephen Mangan | ... | Bank Manager | |
| Alexander Armstrong | ... | Robert Moseley (as Xander Armstrong) | |
| Sally Phillips | ... | Karen | |
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Jo McInnes | ... | Waitress |
| Ben Miller | ... | Concierge | |
| Jonathan Aris | ... | D.I. O'Fetiger | |
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Katya Barton-Chapple | ... | Young Sophia |
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Rebecca Clarke | ... | Bank Colleague |
| Mark Gatiss | ... | Porter | |
| Raj Ghatak | ... | Bank Colleague | |
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Internet love connections and mail-order brides rarely ever work out, and John should have known. Having never been lucky in the game of love and tired of waiting for the perfect woman to come along, John decides to take his chances and orders a mail-order bride from Russia online. At first, things seem perfect: his new bride Nadia is a gorgeous woman, and although she may not speak much English, her skills in the bedroom more than make up for any communication problems. When Nadia's 'cousins' unexpectedly arrive to celebrate her birthday, John is drawn into their web of corruption and crime. Written by Anna <dimenxia@yahoo.com>
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Release Date:
1 February 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$2,370,809, 3 February 2002, Wide ReleaseGross USA:
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John: Sophia. Hello, Sophia. Mine's still John.
Nadia: Hello, John.
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Written by John Shakespeare (as John Carter) and Ken Lewis
Performed by The Ivy League
Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group
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Shooting began in May 1999, but in July 1999 Kidman was contractually obligated to leave film Moulin Rouge! (2001) instead and production was put on hold. Eventually, the shoot was delayed again, this time for six months, because Kidman had to overcome a broken rib. See more »Goofs
When John finds Nadia tied up in the hotel room (after her boyfriend has found out that she is pregnant), he unties her hands, but not her feet (which were tied up), there is a short fight between them, and it is seen that her feet are not tied anymore. See more »Quotes
Nadia: My name is Sophia.John: Sophia. Hello, Sophia. Mine's still John.
Nadia: Hello, John.
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Funny How Love Can BeWritten by John Shakespeare (as John Carter) and Ken Lewis
Performed by The Ivy League
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Birthday Girl has a not too bad premise- good old English chum decides out of lonliness and maybe something else to order a mail order bride from Russia. It turns out, his order is not quite what he wanted, but she (Nicole Kidman) seems like a nice enough wife, until not what was planned happens in a series of events getting the english chum and his russian bride on the run. Sometimes amusing, but it is not good enough as a movie since it can never really get into its characters and seems to float for part of the 2nd act and 3rd act. Kidman is still sexy though. C+