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A Wake in Providence
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46 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    75
    Might be said to have pleasant echoes of "Garden State" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" -- except that they aren't echoes; this 1999 indie film was made long before those other two hits, and frankly, is just about as good.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Daniel Kimmel
    70
    Zesty indie comedy from Rhode Island is a winner, with ethnic humor easily mixing with universal truths about dealing with families.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Van Gelder
    60
    Lovingly shot on location in the Italian neighborhoods of Providence, this comfortably predictable film has its pleasures, most notably a dryly funny Adrienne Barbeau as the brothers' hip, hard-drinking Aunt Lidia.
  4. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    50
    The best news here is Adrienne Barbeau, the 1970s TV star and B-movie queen (Swamp Thing), who invests the role of Anthony's aunt with a worldly-wise sensuality that suggests a long-lost cousin of Tony Soprano.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Crust
    40
    The film aims for a light social satire but mainly falls flat. It feels more like a long-lost pilot for some never-aired 1970s sitcom or a misguided sequel to a Billy Joel song.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    25
    Witless farce.
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4.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. LandonB.
    8
    This was one of the funnier movies I have seen this year. It shows that you don't need a big budget to make a funny movie. You need a funny script. Something most of the so-called big studio comedies have not delivered this year.… Full Review »
  2. BillT.
    10
    This movie really caught me off guard. Very funny and sweet.
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