Corrina, Corrina
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Movie Reviews of Corrina, Corrina
Movie Review: dvd
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a gift for my daughter-in-law at her request. Thanks, she is very happy with it.Movie Review: Corrina, Corrina
Summary: 5 Stars
Great movie - fun to watch. As always, Whoopi Goldberg is fabulous. Romance - Comedy.Movie Review: Lost love, found love.
Summary: 5 Stars
Whoopi knows her stuff in acting her roles i love her in every thing she plays in.Movie Review: The Perfect After-Church Sunday Evening Movie
Summary: 4 Stars
This was as wholesome as films can get. Coming off of the hits " Sister Act " and " Sister Act II " Whoopi Goldberg decided to target the clean audience that enjoyed both of the films. I saw this movie when it first came out in 94 and I don't remember if it was a huge box office draw or not. To me it's just one of those nice Sunday afternoon movies that allow you to enjoy the film without having to think about an intensive plot. The little girl was terrific and Ray Liotta played the bruised, suffering father to a T. It was impressive to see such a change from the man who usually plays psychopaths in his other movies. Don Ameche was touching in his last role and I enjoyed the family aspect most of all.The only thing I didn't agree with was the pairing of Ray Liotta and Whoopi because it didn't make sense. The two were going along like friends, trying to help Molly cope with her mother's death. All of a sudden the two are kissing one another on the father's lawn. Whoopi and Ray had better chemistry before the romance factor. Then again no movie is perfect.
That aside this is still a wonderful film. I have it on DVD and I still watch it when it comes on regular television. This is one movie that explores racism and death positively and negatively and how kids handle the attitudes of the adults around them. I found it fascinating that Molly grew so attached to Corrina she began to think of herself as black and Corrina became the mother she longed for.
It's a beautiful movie without sex, violence and profanity. Many movies can't hold your interest without these elements, but Corrina, Corrina will. See it at least once.
Movie Review: Well done, other than the broken items
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a great movie, but one I think I have to ask is just how many times do they have to feature someone dropping and breaking stuff? We're talking like 4 or so time! That's almost enough for a subplot. :)About half way through the film I was thinking, wait a second, this is 1959 Los Angeles. We're talking pre-civil rights movement. Corrina was being treated as an equal and I felt like the past was being whitewashed like looking through rose colored glasses from current viewpoints. Then all of a sudden they started playing the race card in the latter part of the film and it became evident once Ray Liotta's character became romantically interested in Corrina. I can understand on a dramatic pacing reason why it works well that way, but from a realism point of view it seems like some foreshadowing might have been in order to remind us that it's not a modern tale.
The film pulls the heart strings in the right places and the initial focus on the mother who has passed is a real emotional hook. Carrina opening Molly back up after her retreat from life shows the kind of person Carrina is and her zest for life helps bring Molly back out of her shell.