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Sidda Lee Walker, a prominent young playwright living in New York City, is a long way from her Louisiana hometown and a safe distance from her loving but highly dramatic and eccentric mother, Vivi. And that's the way she'd like to keep it. But when a 'Time Magazine' profile on Sidda implies that Vivi was not a good mother, Vivi is outraged and the two women get into a fight that threatens... See Full Description
| Genres: |
Comedy, Drama and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 56 min. |
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| Release Date: |
June 7, 2002 Nationwide |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for mature thematic elements, language, and brief sensuality. |
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| Distributors: |
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures International
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$69,586,544 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B-
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"...I was pleasantly surprised." more...
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B |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"There is not a character in the movie with a shred of plausibility, not an event that is believable, not a confrontation that is not staged, not a moment that is not false." more...
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C- |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Wilmington
"... gives us a lot to enjoy..." more...
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C+ |
Cincinnati Enquirer, Margaret A. McGurk
"...a stirring journey for anyone whose eyes ever rolled skyward at the sound of mom's voice." more...
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B |
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