lunes, 12 de abril de 2004

The fruitman's a movie star

So it turns out I made a movie in 1997. Here's the review, from The Great Canadian guide to movies and TV (man, there's people out there with really no work to do):

BORROWED HEARTS: A Holiday Romance * * 1/2 (1997)
dir: Ted Kotcheff. 90 min.
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A working mom (Downey) and her daughter (Fruitman) are hired by her rich boss (McCormack) to pose as his family to impress a potential business associate (Elizondo) during the Christmas season. Made-for-TV romantic comedy/drama has a solid premise, but starts out poorly with the actors, particularly Hollywood import Downey (who was one of the executive producers) and young Fruitman unconvincing, and a script and direction that's pretty mundane (and the daughter's more obnoxious than precocious). It gets better all around as it goes along, with even a touch of the obligatory Christmas mysticism (the daughter thinks American actor Elizondo's character is an angel). Worth a look. And, hey, though squarely aimed at the U.S. TV market, it doesn't actually say it isn't set in Canada (which, in this country, and for an Atlantis Films production, is a cultural triumph!).

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