I thought I remembered the advertising for this movie as mainly about the music. When I recently saw this for the first time on AMC (with commercials) I was surprised. This movie takes a lot of time developing characters & a story. That doesn't happen often with films today as too many are focused on actions rather than story.
Vada is a girl growing up with the most depressing of circumstances. Her mother died when she was born. Dad (Dan Achroyd in a rare straight role) rather than explain it too her, gives her the message that these things happen, deal with it. That is because he is a Funeral Director who is totally wrapped with death and has refused to deal with his wife's loss himself.
Jamie Lee Curtis plays a women's make up artist who comes into their lives and tries to straighten everything out as she becomes dads girlfriend & the closest thing to a mother Vada has ever had. Jamie looks very shapely in this movie though I like her figure even when she actually wears jeans that are not real tight in one scene.
Vada seems to have tragedy all around in her life as she has a grandma who is out of touch. She has a crush on her English teacher so she wants to become a writer. She has a boy as her best friend & together with her Uncle, she is trying desperately to sort things out.
This film is well performed & really is quite touching. The only fault might be that Vada could show more emotion in some sequences though it does coming flowing out late in the film. This seems quite logical though given that her dad doesn't let his emotions flow until late in the movie either.
Vada is a girl growing up with the most depressing of circumstances. Her mother died when she was born. Dad (Dan Achroyd in a rare straight role) rather than explain it too her, gives her the message that these things happen, deal with it. That is because he is a Funeral Director who is totally wrapped with death and has refused to deal with his wife's loss himself.
Jamie Lee Curtis plays a women's make up artist who comes into their lives and tries to straighten everything out as she becomes dads girlfriend & the closest thing to a mother Vada has ever had. Jamie looks very shapely in this movie though I like her figure even when she actually wears jeans that are not real tight in one scene.
Vada seems to have tragedy all around in her life as she has a grandma who is out of touch. She has a crush on her English teacher so she wants to become a writer. She has a boy as her best friend & together with her Uncle, she is trying desperately to sort things out.
This film is well performed & really is quite touching. The only fault might be that Vada could show more emotion in some sequences though it does coming flowing out late in the film. This seems quite logical though given that her dad doesn't let his emotions flow until late in the movie either.