Connie And Carla (Widescreen Edition)
by Michael Lembeck
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Actor: Alec Mapa, David Duchovny, Nia Vardalos, Stephen Spinella, Toni ColletteDirector: Michael Lembeck
Brand: Universal
Producer: Nia Vardalos
Writer: Nia Vardalos
Producer: Gary Barber
Producer: Jonathan Glickman
Producer: Peter Safran
Producer: Rita Wilson
Producer: Roger Birnbaum
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
Published: 2004-08-01
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-17
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Connie And Carla (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Connie and Carla try to sing their way into your hearts
Summary: 4 Stars
After the unexpected mega-success of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," writer-actress Nia Vardalos was faced with the daunting task of what to do next. After being sidetracked by the lame attempt to turn her hit movie into a hit sitcom, she turned to another theatrical effort. What would she come up? Do not laugh, because this is a good question. After all, it was all downhill for David O. Selznick after making "Gone With the Wind" and we are still waiting for James Cameron to make a true theatrical film after "Titanic." Okay, so V is not in that league, so look instead at what Sylvester Stallone did after writing and staring in "Rocky." He co-wrote "F.I.S.T." and then did "Paradise Alley" before retreating to the safety of the first "Rocky" sequel.
What Vardalos came up with was "Connie and Carla," which is essentially a musical cabaret version of "Some Like It Hot." She was not going to top "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and with this film she does not even try. Vardalos is Connie and Toni Collette is Carla. They have a cheesy lounge act that sounds better than the one we watched all those years on "Saturday Night Live," but is not as funny, but that is not the point. They witness a murder and have to flee town, ending up in L.A. where they land a gig as a couple of drag queens because they eschew lip-synching and actually sign the songs.
Now there is no way that Connie and Carla are going to be able to get really friendly with a bunch of gay guys and not be discovered, but that is not the point here any more than it would be that a gangster would send his muscle out into the world to check out every musical review and dinner theater in the nation. This might be one of the more predictable films I have seen in some time, but then look at the biggest money making film of all time: everybody in the theater knew the stupid ship was going to sink and that did not stop it front being enjoyable. Connie likes the looks of Jeff (David Duchovny), but Jeff thinks Connie is a gay guy, so we do that whole bit by the numbers.
The most interesting character in the film is actually Robert (Stephen Spinella), a.k.a. Peaches the Drag Queen, who is Jeff's brother. Jeff is getting married and wants his brother at the wedding and the only times that this film deals with anything approaching reality is when the two brothers confront each other and we can see the pain in Robert's eyes. There are a few moments with Robert that approach what Vardalos did with her previous film (I am thinking specifically of the moment when her character admits her family owns the Greek restaurant and her future husband has a look of delight on his face as he realizes she is the girl he say there), but for the most part this is a party film and Vardalos controls the invite list.
By the time Debbie Reynolds shows up for the big finish what is important is not saving Connie and Carla from the bad guys but getting in some more musical cues. When we finally get to the point where Jeff learns the truth about Connie I had sort of forgotten we had that obligatory plot point to wrap up, which is just as well because Vardalos has nothing new to offer in terms of a cute or funny way of carrying that off. Still, I enjoyed this little musical comedy. It reminded me of "Beach Blanket Babylon Goes to the Stars," a musical review that I saw in San Francisco many years ago. That was better than "Connie and Carla," but a funny little movie that does not really mean to be anything more than what it is would actually be a minor treat nowadays. I have seen enough depressing message films this month. Singing show tunes sounds just fine to me tonight.
Description of Connie And Carla (Widescreen Edition)
Best friends connie & carla have always dreamed of fame & fortune but their careers in show business are going nowhere fast. After witnessing a crime theyre forced to go on the run & keep their true identities secret. The dazzling duo stumble on an ingenious way to let their many talents shine. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: Nia Vardalos David Duchovny Run time: 108 minutes Rating: Pg13Bestsellers in DVD
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