Let me start by admitting that I'm prejudiced toward Queen Latifah. We're both Jersey Girls, so naturally I'm pro everything she does. She even grew up in a town where I used to teach high school. Having said that, I'm really glad to see that she doesn't let me down in this movie. And Holly Hunter? She didn't win an Oscar for 'The Piano" for nothing. She's terrific. And Danny DeVito? (a Jersey homeboy) Let me just say that I had to grow up before I learned that it's what's on the inside that really counts. I wish I'd known that when I was in my twenties: I wouldn't have kissed so many frogs. Rhea Perlman, Danny's wife, certainly learned that lesson much sooner than I did. Anyway, Holly plays a young woman who is dumped by her cheating husband after believing that her middle class life would always last. (I certainly could feel her there.) She forms a romantic attachment to Danny Devito's character, as well as a strong bond with the character played by Queen Latifah, a night club singer with a boyfriend who is on the 'down low.' It's a small picture in that there are no explosions or car chases or murders or special effects. It's just people trying to survive and make contact with each other in a world that is sometimes cold and hard to deal with. I love the dance scene and the final scene with Holly and the babies in the hospital nursery. And the actor who plays the massage therapist has the most wonderful dimples on the planet. The only thing I didn't like was Holly as a bottle blond. She's so pretty naturally that she didn't need this, or if she started out as a bottle blond, the director could have shown her growth by the end of the movie by having her revert to her natural color. Overall, I really liked the movie so I guess this is a small point.Read full review
Holly Hunter and Danny Divito are the featured actors. They both give a good performance. The story line was good making it a believable story.
Love, love, love the cast. Holly is one of my all time favs but the script lags and takes it's time. Wanted to see this movie for years but got too bored to finish it in one sitting. Sorry.
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