ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION
A film review by Michael John Legeros
Copyright 1997 Michael John Legeros
(Touchstone)
Directed by David Mirkin
Written by Robin Schiff. based on her play The Ladies' Room
Cast Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, Janeane Garofalo, Alan
Cumming, Julia Campbell, Mia Cottet, Kristin Bauer,
Elaine Hendrix, Vincent Ventresca
MPAA Rating "PG"
Running Time 91 minutes
Reviewed at The Carmike Cinema, Raleigh, NC (26APR97)
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ROMY AND MICHELE'S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION makes more missteps than I care to count. Mira Sorvino and Lisa Kudrow are, indeed, a winning pair as the Venice Beach space cases, pretending to be successful, self- employed inventors at their ten-year reunion. (Their claimed claim to fame: Post-It notes.) Alas, the movie, a cross between CLUELESS and DUMB AND DUMBER, lets them down at almost every turn. Flashbacks dispel the momentum of the first thirty minutes, while an extended dream sequence serves little purpose in hour two. At least the movie is watchable up to that point. The finale-- where things get serious and the reunited characters begin confessing to this, that, and the other-- sent me straight for the door. Trust me, the final reel is best viewed from underneath the Exit sign. (Rated "PG"/95 min.)
Grade: D-
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Mike Legeros - Movie Hell http://www.n-vision.com/hell
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