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Release Date: 19 November, 2002 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $13.48 You SAVE: $1.50! Cast: Complete Cast (6 total) |
New Waterford Girl Reviews
Teen Girls Will Love It
Quirky provincials Canadian style highlight New Waterford Girl. Apparently the southern United States has been spared the you-alls and we get Cape Breton brogues to make fun of. Liane Balaban, Mooney is smarter than her neighbors and family. She yearns to get out of the desolate coastal mining town she wanders in a daze.
It is hard to date this pictures' era, but I'm guessing, because all the cars look like rusted late 60's, the boy's hair-do's are over the ears, and because the music played at the local teen beer bash are from 8-tracks, Mooney and her new girlfriend from the States, Tara Spencer-Naim, are living in late 70's, maybe early 80's.
Quirkiness requires exaggeration. Moony's dad has a funeral and a wedding together to save money. Moony is told by her family to forget her dreams and be like them, accepting of small town life. Tara comes into Mooney's world and they go on a drinking, boy kissing, cad-bashing spree. Are any of the convolutions of this plot realistic? No, but we do sympathize with Moony's desire to get to New York City. This is a sweet movie with some cursing, and teen girls will love it.
Splendid Little Canadian Film
I remember seeing this film when it was playing in American art house theaters, while enjoying a successful run as one of Canada's most popular films. I decided to see "New Waterford Girl" since someone had described it as a Canadian "Angela's Ashes" (I believe it was more popular in Canada than the film adaptation of "Angela's Ashes".), set in the predominantly Irish Canadian town of New Waterford, Cape Breton Island. And I am delighted that I saw it in a trendy Manhattan art house theater, simply because I regard it as one of the funniest comedies I've ever seen, replete with great acting from newcomer Liane Balaban to Cathy Moriarty (The New York actress best known for her work in the film "Raging Bull"). Director Allan Moyle successfully captures the lively, rollicking spirit of the Irish Canadian community, though at its heart, the film is focused on teen-aged Moonie (Liane Balaban) and her desire to find a better life for herself in New York City. This fine little film is blessed not only with splending acting from its ensemble cast, but also great cinematography of New Waterford and the surrounding Cape Breton coast and a fine rock and roll score composed by several young Canadian composers (One of whom is a relative of mine.).
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