The Guardian
The screenplay is poignant and hilarious, the soundtrack banging and (most of) the acting excellent.
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Mermaids (1990)
Fifteen-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).
1990Rating: PG-13110 minsUSAOrion Pictures
ComedyDramaRomance
Mermaids (1990) | Reviews
Los Angeles Times
Richard Benjamin has directed with too much zest, pushing his cast toward antic behavior.
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Variety
As 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.
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TV Guide
The picture's strong characters and acting carry it to at least a partial success.
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The Washington Post
It's awash in mediocrity, waterlogged with innocuousness and redeemed only occasionally by sweet-faced Ryder.
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The New York Times
Miss Ryder is so good, in fact, that "Mermaids" might have dared to be a tougher, more satisfying movie than the stylish sitcom it is.
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