Review of WiseGirls (2002) by The M — 08 Jul 2004

This 2002 flick staring Mia Sorvino and Mariah Carey was somewhat of a let down.

Meg (Sorvino) decides to move to NYC with her alzheimer-ridden grandmother and tries to start her life over. She gets a job at a resturant in which is run by mobsters, and meets up with Raychel (Carey) and another girl named Kate (played by Melora Walters). Meg finds out that this restuarant is dealing in drugs and murder, and decides to put them away for good.

The first two acts of the movie have good pace and some good humor, but once the third act rolled around, the movie started to move at an incredible pace, and changes from a dark comedy to a somewhat of a very poor mob movie spoof.

So, 2/3 of the movie is good, which renders in a 66.66% rating for me, as the third act just falls flat on it's face.

If you're a chick, and you like Mariah Carey, watch this; but if you're a guy, like me, who is forced to watch a movie you didn't want to rent, then shoot yourself immediately if your girl rents this.