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Wake In Providence, A
Indican Pictures

Wake In Providence, A reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 46 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
4.8 out of 10
based on 6 reviews
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MPAA RATING: R for language and some sexual content

Starring Vincent Pagano, Victoria Rowell, Mike Pagano, Adrienne Barbeau, Dan Lauria, Micole Mercurio, Lisa Raggio, and Louis Guss

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)


GENRE(S): Comedy  
WRITTEN BY: Billy Van Zandt
Jane Milmore
Vincent Pagano
Mike Pagano
 
DIRECTED BY: Rosario Roveto Jr.  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: November 7, 2006 
Theatrical: May 27, 2005 
RUNNING TIME: 94 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

What The Critics Said

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75
San Francisco Chronicle G. Allen Johnson
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
Variety Daniel Kimmel
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
The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder
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.
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50
LA Weekly Chuck Wilson
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.
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40
Los Angeles Times Kevin Crust
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.
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25
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Witless farce.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 4.8 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Landon B. gave it an8:
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.

Bill T. gave it a10:
This movie really caught me off guard. Very funny and sweet.

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