Connie and Carla (2004)

How sad is this?

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

this movie isn't for me,but i could see how people would like it.it has two very likable leads in Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette.both are great actresses and work well off each other very well here.they both have great comedic timing.and their are some great witty moments here.but for me,there's just too many musicals,and i'm not really a musical fan.plus,i kinda found the film quite slow.i'm not really into the drag queen scene in movies either.i knew what the movie was about before watching it but i still thought id' give it a shot.if you're a musical fan and you have a bit of patience,this movie might work for,and you might really enjoy it. my vote for Connie and Carla is a 4/10

Has anyone else noticed this is a sad retooled version of Some Like It Hot - and a terrible rendition at that. How did it get made? It's so blatantly a copy of a movie that is a classic-an institution of American film. I know it's redundant but it's such a sad copy....Two performers get in a mob mix up have to flee from town and end up cross dressing complications ensue someone falls in love. Bleh. Did anyone go and see this movie? I doubt it, as I just caught it while up late at night watching TBS. The only area this movie succeeds in is making Nia Vardolos and Toni Collette look like men...which really is just a factor of genetics. If you're up late at night avoid this like the plague. Just meeting someone named Connie or Carla now makes me want to vomit.

I saw my first drag-queen show at age 12, in Almelo, Holland in 1945. We just had been liberated by the 1st Canadian Division.The three hulks that entertained the troops as female impersonators were stationed at our home.Therefore we were allowed, as civilians, to see the show. I'll never forget the high boisterous laugh of my younger sister when she recognized the three drag queens on stage as the men, staying with us. As this film clearly demonstrates, behind the facade of the drag queen is a man, a human being, looking not only for an identity, but for recognition of that identity. Especially by his family and friends, who frequently reject him, once they find out. The same rejection and denial experienced by so many AIDS patients. The director weaves aptly, throughout this tragi-comedy a delightful barrage of Broadway songs and performances. He could not have chosen a better cast for Connie and Carla as Nia Vardalos (born around the same time in Winnipeg, Manitoba as my oldest son) and Toni Collette. The appearance of Debbie Reynolds (born in El Paso, TX, where my family spent a great ten years of their lives) was a pleasant surprise. You want to see this movie at least twice.

Maybe your opinion of the movie starts with what you were expecting to begin with. I didn't expect much. So when I saw it, I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was funny, funny, funny. Being female, I could relate to Connie and Carla's predicament. It was a fanciful look at a cliché' plot of two gals running from the mob (a la Some Like It Hot, or Victor Victoria). It's no classic like Some Like It Hot, but it's still a very entertaining, well acted small movie made with a small budget. I found myself amused at the girls' confidence throughout the years that they would "make it" professionally, when in fact they were not very good. And I found myself thrilled for them when they DID finally make it (although as drag queens)....they finally saw their dream come true. And the mob guy who chases them across America and becomes infatuated with "Mame" .....hilarious.A great little movie worth the watch. Entertaining from start to finish. A few laughs, a few tender moments. Kudos to the actress/producer who persevered to get her movie made, despite many obstacles.