Review of Some Girls (1988) by Paul P — 15 Apr 2008

A really deceptive little tale.

This starts out as the tale of a preppy college boy meeting his girlfriends family for the first time and then morphs into something a lot deeper and soulful.

There is a lot of arkwardly funny moments as we follow this very strange family on their xmas break. It's nicely played out and the settings are kinda odd which adds to the quirky charm. Its a really pretty film to watch and the Canadian setting really heaps on the atmosphere.

Then the Grandmother turns up and the story becomes really pretty interesting. The humour is still there, but it takes a back seat. The reveal at the end is quite touching and unexpected.

The cast are great, Dempsey is fine (although he does deserve a beating for that haircut) and the Connelly showed her greatness yet again (Also she is so hot, 80's style), I think I could watch her in pretty much anything.

All, told this is an underappreciated little gem of a story that has a lot more going on than it is given credit for.