Review of Mermaids (1990) by Danielle S — 02 Mar 2008

Charlotte wants to be everything her mother isn't - pious, proper, humble, and pure. Her good intentions, however, are constantly in conflict with her basic nature, which is more like her mothers. Charlotte develops a fierce crush on Joe, the caretaker at a nearby convent.

When Mrs. Flax's potentially serious relationship with the endearing Lou, played by Bob Hoskins, hits a rough patch, she too finds herself attracted to Joe. With competition for his affection to add fuel to the fire between Mrs.

Flax and Charlotte, the only thing they can seem to agree on is caring for Katie, Charlotte's little sister, charmingly played by a young Christina Ricci. As things come to a head in the small town where the Flaxes are living, Katie's well-being hangs in the balance while both her mom and older sister try to work through their impulses.

"Mermaids" is a sensational and very funny comedy, with an intelligent script, doing jokes on a moralist girl who has a totally different mother, really is the best film of the director Richard Benjamin.

Further more it has Cher, in one of their best performances of all your career, she manages to give an incredible her veracity character, which becomes one of the most striking than Cher already did; Winona Ryder also is excellent, just stayed perfect as the daughter of Cher, and Christina Ricci, who since of small already showed that I had certain talent.

"Mermaids" it is a great comedy, a film that owns an intelligent humor, without appealing to peeped without thanks, besides being a criticism to the moralism of some people of the society, in fact is a work that deserves to be seen, because it is guaranteed fun.