Connie And Carla (2004)

Great, cheeky film!

This is a great movie, and has lots of good one liners. Yes its a bit cheesy, but if you loved Big Fat Greek Wedding (Nia Vardalos was in that as well) you will most likely enjoy this movie. And Toni Collette is always awesome, no matter what. I gave this as a gift to my best friend - I lent him my copy and he loved it so much he couldnt stop watching it! December 17, 2008

its a drag... pun intended!

connie and carla is a fun comedy about two lime light addicted ladies on the run. in order to hide they flee to la and its no exsitent dinner theater scene. unable to be out of the lime light for two long, the ladies join a failing drag show. with a little talent, love and alot of hair they get their lives back on track until... well i wont say much more but you get the idea. i recomend this movie for anyone who loves music, drag queens, comedy and drama... lots of drama. October 30, 2008

OOOOOOklahoma!

I love this movie. What can I say about Connie and Carla. They are the Thelma and Louise of comedy ("Run Thelma, run"). Toni Collete really delivers a performance to make you laugh more everytime you see this movie. October 6, 2008

Not quite hot enough...

It's apparent when one sits down to watch `Connie and Carla' that there are serious `Some Like it Hot' inspired moments here. In fact, the entire key plot is ripped straight from the Oscar nominated film. While `Connie and Carla' has its funny moments and can at times come off genuine and entertaining, sadly it never manages to reach the heights of its inspiration.

So, following the formula for `Some Like it Hot', `Connie and Carla' introduces us to two aspiring singers who find themselves cornered into performing at an airport lounge. When they witness a mob hit (their boss is murdered) they flee the city and seek refuge by posing as men posing as woman in a drag-nightclub, becoming the headlining acts and garnering a huge following. Their newfound fame may cost them their cover though, as they being to attain phenomenon status and their faces are plastered all over the television. Their worried boyfriends are looking anxiously for them and unwittingly aid the mobsters in ultimately finding them.

I'm sure you have already guessed how this is going to end, but it's all the stuff in the middle of the film that we're here for, right?

From a comedic standpoint `Connie and Carla' delivers the goods. The laughs are not always consistent, but they are there. Nia Vardalos is talented, but she is no Tina Fey, and here she is trying to be. She is completely overshadowed by Toni Collette (a comedic force in this movie) instead of playing off of her like Tina would Amy Poehler. I found her character to be kind of dull at times and this took away from the fluidity of the films comedic timing. Collette is a dream in this movie, sinking into her ditzy character with brilliant control and her `drag' voice is priceless.

The side plot involving Jeff, the straight brother to Robert, is nice and sweet and serves to be the catalyst for the films `moral' message but it can also feel a little out of place when surrounded by the rest of the film. It has its sincere moments but it doesn't completely work.

In the end I can say that I would watch this again, no doubt about it. It's funny and entertaining. I wish that it was a little tighter, sure, but not everything is going to be perfect and not everything has to be either. This one made me laugh, and Collette alone is enough reason to watch this movie over and over. I can't help but think how much better it would have been if Tina Fey had written and starred in it, but hey, you got to take what you can get, and Collette more than makes up for Vardalos' missteps. September 12, 2008

Awesomely Hilarious!!!

This movie is one of my favorites. Nia Vardalos (My big fat greek wedding) did it again with this movie. I love unsuspected humor and this movie is full of it. A great movie! July 15, 2008

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