
The Guardian
The screenplay is poignant and hilarious, the soundtrack banging and (most of) the acting excellent.
Full reviewFifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax (Winona Ryder, in a Golden Globe-nominated performance) is tired of her wacky mom moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. Also starring Cher (Moonstruck), Bob Hoskins (Mona Lisa), and Christina Ricci (in her film debut).
The screenplay is poignant and hilarious, the soundtrack banging and (most of) the acting excellent.
Full reviewRichard Benjamin has directed with too much zest, pushing his cast toward antic behavior.
Full reviewAs eccentric mother-daughter films go, this... falls into the same category as Terms of Endearment, with many of the same comedic pleasures and dramatic pitfalls.
Full reviewThe picture's strong characters and acting carry it to at least a partial success.
Full reviewIt's awash in mediocrity, waterlogged with innocuousness and redeemed only occasionally by sweet-faced Ryder.
Full reviewMiss Ryder is so good, in fact, that "Mermaids" might have dared to be a tougher, more satisfying movie than the stylish sitcom it is.
Full reviewWe aren’t aware of any way to watch Mermaids (1990) in New Zealand. If we’ve got that wrong, please contact us.
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