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  • 2005
  • R
  • Indican Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • Indican Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary When his grandfather unexpectedly dies, aspiring actor Anthony brings his African American girlfriend Alissa home to meet his Italian American family in Rhode Island. Chaotic and more than a little emotional, the impromptu family gathering triggers a number of confrontations and some surprising confessions. (Indican Pictures)

Directed By: Rosario Roveto Jr.

Written By: Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore, Vincent Pagano, Mike Pagano

  • 2005
  • R
  • Indican Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2005
  • R
  • Indican Pictures
  • 1 h 32 m

A Wake in Providence

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary When his grandfather unexpectedly dies, aspiring actor Anthony brings his African American girlfriend Alissa home to meet his Italian American family in Rhode Island. Chaotic and more than a little emotional, the impromptu family gathering triggers a number of confrontations and some surprising confessions. (Indican Pictures)

Directed By: Rosario Roveto Jr.

Written By: Billy Van Zandt, Jane Milmore, Vincent Pagano, Mike Pagano

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
46
33% Positive
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
17% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
46
33% Positive
2 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
17% Negative
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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.
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70
Zesty indie comedy from Rhode Island is a winner, with ethnic humor easily mixing with universal truths about dealing with families.
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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.
By Lawrence Van Gelder FULL REVIEW
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.
By Chuck Wilson FULL REVIEW
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.
By Kevin Crust FULL REVIEW
25
Witless farce.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Mister P. Productions, Gladiator Pictures
Release Date May 27, 2005
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating R
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