New Waterford Girl

Buy This Item New Waterford Girl by Wellspring  Available from Amazon  $12.99  on 11-25-2008     Filmed on location in damp, windswept Nova Scotia and set in the 1970s, <I>New Waterford Girl</I> centers around the attempts of Moonie (newcomer Liane Balaban) to flee the constraints of small-town life. The lanky lass would like to be an artist and is encouraged by her teacher, Sweeney (Andrew McCarthy), to apply for a scholarship that will take her out of Cape Breton. In the meantime, she befriends Lou (Tara Spencer-Nairn), the tough girl next door, who helps her to devise an alternate plan. As in his previous features, <I>Times Square</I> and <I>Pump Up the Volume</I>, director Allen Moyle is interested in pop culture and teens who don't quite fit in. Despite the presence of better-known actors like Cathy Moriarty (<I>Raging Bull</I>) and Mark McKinney (<I>Kids in the Hall</I>), this is Balaban's film and she carries it with an awkward, yet endearing grace. <I>--Kathleen C. Fennessy</I> Reader Reviews I purchased this movie for a present, but by no fault of Amazon, it didn't arrive in time. I will never give it away, but I may purchase it for many friends. This is a FABULOUS film. I thought it was a boxing movie, but you have to watch it for 45 minutes to even see a shred of boxing. This is witty, bright, intelligent, and a simply amazing film. Guys, girls, everyone loves it. We saw "Juno" just before seeing this movie, and they are two films that are worth contrasting. Gee whiz, ya' just gotta see this movie, see the talented actors/actresses, appreciate the dialogue and plot development...ya' just gotta see it. It is definitely one of my all-time favorite films, and I'm really, really picky.

New Waterford Girl Available from Amazon Price: $12.99 Updated on 11-25-2008.

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