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Amati Girls</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="501" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 127 WIDTH="495"><div>  <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=9jVMwncE8Ds&offerid=10761.10000142&type=4&subid=0"><IMG alt="Free Shipping" border=0 src="http://media.fossil.com/linkshare/Banners/468x60/468x60Holidaypromo.gif"></a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=9jVMwncE8Ds&bids=10761.10000142&type=4&subid=0">  </div> <div>  <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005NGAX/reelmoviecriticc">The Amati Girls DVD...used from $14.99...new at $22.49...</A>  </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="575"><div> <B>Amati Girls </B>*** (PG)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="575"><div> Reviewed By George O. Singleton</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="549" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 23 WIDTH="545"><div> Every pot has a top</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="580" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Dolly: Choris Leachman</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Grace: Mercedes Ruehl</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Denise: Dinah Manoff</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Christine: Sean Young</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Dolores: Lily Knight</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Aunt Spendora: Lee Grant</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Aunt Loretta: Edith Field</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Peter: Asher Gold</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Laura: Marissa Leigh</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Armand: Doug Spinuzza</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="269"><div> Lawrence: Mark Harmon</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Joe: Paul Sorvino</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Writer & Director: Anne De Salvo</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="304"><div> Paul: Jamey Sheridan</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>30 Second Bottom Line</B>: Four grown sisters, each with a very different view on the relationship they want with men, struggle with their parents for acceptance of their unique views on life.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Story Line:</B> This is a story about individuals within the dynamics of a large family.</div> <div> Its style reminds me of two other films, <I><B>What's Cooking</B></I><I>?</I> and <I><B>A Piece of Eden</B></I><I>.</I> </div> <bR> <div> Dolly Amati (Chloris Leachman) is the mother of four adult daughters, Grace (Mercedes Ruehl), Denise (Dinah Manoff), Christine (Sean Young) and Dolores (Lily Knight).  Each daughter has a special perspective regarding the love relationship in her life. Only Grace appears to be in synch with her mother, with the wife taking a subservient role to the husband.  She makes sandwiches on demand as if she is a chef in a restaurant; does laundry faster than your local cleaners; and even helps her husband Joe (Paul Sorvino) get dressed by inserting the cuff links in his shirt. She's the mother and wife who finds time to do everything for everybody, to the point that she gets migraine headaches. </div> <bR> <div> Denise is reluctant to make a commitment to Lawrence (Mark Harmon), who wants to marry her. She looks at her mother and sisters and only sees the downside to marriage.  </div> <bR> <div> Christine is separated from her husband Paul (Jamey Sheridan), and is seriously thinking of getting a divorce because he is so focused on his job. Even one of his coworkers tells him to "get a life." The major rub in their relationship is Paul's lack of support for their daughter Laura (Marissa Leigh). He often breaks promises to take her places. In an upcoming dance recital he will be the only father who won't be there to lift his daughter for the grand finale. </div> <bR> <div> Dolores, the youngest sister, is mentally retarded and must take medication to stay balanced. In spite of her mental limitations, she has more common sense than many with a much higher IQ. She's smart enough to know she wants a relationship with a man and she thinks she can pick the right person. At first her sister Christine tells her that "Every pot has a top," until she realizes that Dolores wants a sexual relationship with Armand (Doug Spinuzza), who is also retarded. Christine's tune then changes to "Every pot does not have a top."</div> <bR> <div> Dolly is so preoccupied with dying that she has Grace make her funeral dress and when she receives a gift of earrings, she asks that they be exchanged for something that will go with the dress. Paul Sorvino reprises the role he plays in the current TV series <I>That's Life,</I> where he is the conservative family man holding court at the head of the dinner table. </div> <bR> <div> Each person in the family has a goal to achieve and something to learn about life. All it takes is a little cooperation and awareness for dreams to be realized.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Tell Me More About It</B>: Movies like <I>Amati Girls</I> are lightweight on the surface with a lot of soul underneath. There are no bad people in this movie…just those who are often somewhat misguided in the things they do. They are a functional family with just enough problems to become frustrated with life.</div> <bR> <div> The movie would have a painful ending if most of the problems were not resolved positively. Fortunately, this is true in real life as well. What's also a fact is that while things have a way of working out, it's often not quite as you planned. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="591" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> PG (brief sensuality; mild language)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> George O. Singleton © 2001</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="587"><div> <A HREF="mailto:Reelmoviec@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Reelmoviec@aol.com"><U><U>George@reelmoviecritic.com</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Mini Filmography </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="579" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Choris Leachman: <I>Music of the Heart</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Mercedes Ruehl: <I>What's Cooking?</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dinah Manoff: <I>The Lost Child -TV</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Sean Young: <I>Poor White Trash</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Lily Knight: <I>Little Girls in Pretty Boxes-TV</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Lee Grant: <I>Dr. T and the Women</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="329"><div> Edith Field: <I>Debut</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Asher Gold: <I>Once & Again-TV</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Mark Harmon: <I>Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Paul Sorvino: <I>The Family Man</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="329"><div> Marissa Leigh: <I>The Parent Trap</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="243"><div> Anne De Salvo: <I>Hi-Life</I></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="329"><div> Doug Spinuzza: <I>Instinct</I></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Jamey Sheridan: <I>The Ice Storm</I></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>