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  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 48 m

Summary Connie (Vardalos) and Carla (Colette) are two small-town girls whose dreams of stardom have taken them nowhere. In a new place, with new identities, they create a cover (with a lot of cover-up) that makes them the toast of the town -- headlining in a local drag club, they soon find the acclaim that has always eluded them, singing the sh...

Directed By: Michael Lembeck

Written By: Nia Vardalos

  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 48 m
  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • Universal Pictures
  • 1 h 48 m

Connie and Carla

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 30 Critic Reviews
44
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 6 User Ratings
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Summary Connie (Vardalos) and Carla (Colette) are two small-town girls whose dreams of stardom have taken them nowhere. In a new place, with new identities, they create a cover (with a lot of cover-up) that makes them the toast of the town -- headlining in a local drag club, they soon find the acclaim that has always eluded them, singing the sh...

Directed By: Michael Lembeck

Written By: Nia Vardalos

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 30 Critic Reviews
44
27% Positive
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53% Mixed
16 Reviews
20% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 30 Critic Reviews
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27% Positive
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53% Mixed
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20% Negative
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It's the chemistry between Vardalos and Collette that gives the film its magical dazzle. Despite Vardalos' ingratiating, big and breathy presence, Collette, as the pulse and conscience of these two dreamers, very nearly steals the film.
By Paula Nechak FULL REVIEW
63
Connie and Carla is a good-hearted comedy that missteps by trying to become a moralistic one.
By Chris Kaltenbach FULL REVIEW

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A clever idea, but it's not quite pulled off.
By Ruthe Stein FULL REVIEW
50
Nia Vardalos carved herself a niche with "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" in 2002, and she's still furiously digging away at it with the screechy, unpleasant comedy Connie and Carla.
By Jami Bernard FULL REVIEW
40
Although the transvestites’ plight – mishandled, misunderstood, and/or misappropriated – is meant to supply Connie and Carla's emotional core, one never gets the feeling of anything stronger than an at-shoulder-length's sympathy from this film.
By Kimberley Jones FULL REVIEW
38
Plays like a genial amateur theatrical, the kind of production where you'd like it more if you were friends with the cast. The plot is creaky, the jokes are laborious, and total implausibility is not considered the slightest problem.
By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW
10
One suspects Vardalos's movies aren't written as much as up-chucked, the result of all-night binges on SnackWells and Oxygen network reruns.
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Production Company Universal Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, CCLA Productions, Epsilon Motion Pictures
Release Date Apr 16, 2004
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating PG-13
Genres
Tagline When you follow your dream, there's no telling what you'll become.
Website http://www.spyglassentertainment.com/movies/cnc/
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Awards

Canadian Network of Makeup Artists
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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