Cadillac Girls (1993) User Reviews

Big city girl returns to smalltown roots ....

[Redbreast777 · 5/10 · 2 December 2001]

Big city girl (Dale) returns to her small Nova Scotia hometown after the death of her estranged father and brings her rebellious teenage daughter in tow. An unimaginative coming home story complete with the prerequisite love interest, mother-daughter tension and a few semi-colorful local characters. Not must see film-making, though Jennifer Dale is her usual sensuous self, including a brief semi-nude scene.

A video postcard of beautiful Nova Scotia, with an uneven but never dull story thrown in

[inkblot11 · 6/10 · 1 October 2006]

Page (Mia Kershner) is a volatile young adult who breaks laws when she wants attention. Her mother, Sally, a staid professor, is put in charge of Page in order to secure Page's release from jail. They travel to Nova Scotia from California, due to the death of Sally's estranged father. Sally's pregnancy at 17 forced a riff between her father and herself, worsened by the father's cold personality. Yet, Sally, too, is a very reserved person who has trouble relating her feelings to her daughter. Page, however, has no trouble declaring what is on her mind. In Nova Scotia, the two travel in different directions. Page likes the setting and also favors a young Indian man she meets there. Sally detests the town and its memories but finds temporary solace in the affections of another professor. Is there a happy road for these two ladies to travel together? The true beauty of this film is the setting. After a viewing, most people will be booking a flight to Nova Scotia sometime in their futures. Taking place in autumn, the place has a charm that is truly spectacular. That said, the story is compelling but uneven. Things happen quickly and unexpectedly and then the plot turns in another direction, only to dish out more of the same. Sally and Page are truly troubled souls and one both likes and dislikes each of them. Dale and Kirshner are quite fine in their respective roles. Harrison is attractive as the mixed up professor in his own right. All of the supporting cast is adequate. Do you want to take an armchair tour of a place far away? If you can put up with some petulant folks along the way, this film will show you the beautiful maritime province of Canada in grand fashion.

Amazing heart warming Canadian film worth watching

[kaelint · 7 December 2004]

I do not know exactly how to explain this amazing Canadian film well enough to give it justice.I think it was a wonderful movie about a mother and daughter more or less growing up together.The film is about a mother(sally) and daughter(page)from L.A. who move to a small fishing village in nova scotia after sallys' father had passed away.Page is very artistic rebel, and her mother is a brilliant professor who ends up falling for a small town author.During the whole film you see sally and page grow apart but it only ends up brining them closer together in the end.

Amazing film I personally think it's a must see it is a heart warming edgy mother daughter story and one of the best Canadian films I have ever seen.

Regional misrepresentation?

[HappyKitty · 4/10 · 7 July 2005]

An interesting film; and enough to pass the time. Pre - "Exotica" Mia Kirschner and pre - "Squanto" Adam Beach were definitely the show stealers - however, given the rather subdued acting in much of the film, this is not saying much. What annoyed me most was the tendency to patronize rural Nova Scotia, by filling Ingonish with one - dimensional yokels, whose sole concerns are bagpipes, Ceilidhs, and tea.

If you happen to have an interest in Nova Scotia, I'd suggest "New Waterford Girl"; "Cadillac Girls" barely registers a blip on the interest meter. Nevertheless, I'd recommend it for those whose interest in regional films of Nova Scotia is purely academic.