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Mermaids (Widescreen)

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Warm and funny within a simple Single parent family
{Cher as the coolest Mom}
Cher in the movie {I think} made/have too much Carb diet {Bagel, Sandwichs Marshemallow, mash potato, yam, dinner roll.....} Mermaid most be the Hightest Carb Movie Ever!!!
{Winona Ryder as the elder daughter}
She need to act never been with a man before...pretty hard for her to act indeed.
{Christina Ricci as the funniest little super swimmer, in fact I think Christina Ricci act the best! She's the most natural, funny, and obsessed with the oceans/underwater.
- She always try to break the world record of under water in the bathroom tub even put rocks in the bath tub!!!

This is one of the most warm, loving and fun American movie ever!!!

This Movie was a wonderful movie with a somewhat realistic view, i think it is worth the money and a great Movie for women everywhere.

This film was made excellent by the superb acting by one.... Bob Hoskins - HOW IS HE NOT A SIR???? His beard is shaven which means he is a good guy!! Well Done Bob Hoskins

maybe it has been released, if it's, somebody awake me please, couse i am looking for it since december 2002... and the movie is amazing..

I came across this movie while channel surfing and though I didn't expect to, I fell in love with it. It is sweet, entertaining, romantic, and the acting is very believable, especially from Winona Ryder as Charlotte. Also a lot of fun to watch is Christina Ricci, only nine years old when this movie was made. Although this film isn't a laugh-out-loud comedy, it certainly falls under the category of "feel good". It is definitely worth watching over and over again.

I LOVE IT . I SEEN THIS MOVIE I WAS PROBABLY 15 WHEN I FIRST SEEN IT AND FELL IN LOVE I SEEN IT WITH MY MOTHER AND SISTERS AND WE ALL FELL IN LOVE WITH THE MOVIE. IT'S BEAUTIFUL I RECOMMEND SEE IT WITH YOUR DAUGHTERS BECAUSE REALLY THE MOVIE IS ABOUT A MOTHER BONDING WITH HER DAUGHTERS.BEAUTIFUL. PERFECT MOTHER'S DAY PRESENT

This is a wonderful movie. I suggest everyone to get it believe me it is GREAT!!! Well about this movie if you are thinking well I do not know it may not be my type well if you like humor this movie has it if you like exciting moments this movie has that too if you like frightening moments they have it well anyway this movie has it all and you will want to see the movie over and over again. Well this movie is about a family a mother named Mrs. Flax a women who is divorced, a daughter named Charlotte who desperatly wants to be a nun, another daughter named Kate who is a swimmer. This family moves (for the eighteenth time) and their lives begin to change. To know the movie watch it believe me it is the best movie.

Cher plays a free-spirited, uninhibited and saucy mother of two. Charlotte (Winona Ryder) and Kate (Christina Ricci), who are about 15- and 8-years old respectively, are her daughters. Cher's behavior and appearance is an embarrassment to Charlotte who is trying to think "pure thoughts" on her way to becoming a nun. Ironically (considering Ryder's recent troubles) the part she plays has no interest in new clothes and even refuses new shoes, content with her old square boots that look like they were made in the former Soviet Union during the reign of Stalin. This is a nice (but increasingly familiar) switch on the mother who is embarrassed by her daughter's precocious sexuality, and Cher and Ryder play their parts well.

The story, from a novel by Patty Dann, begins with the trio moving into yet another town, this time somewhere in New England. They are always on the run, so to speak, because Cher is afraid of commitment or of staying around long enough to lose her heart to some guy. Enter predictably a man (Bob Hoskins) with the right stuff to win her over and a cute guy (Michael Schoeffing) to rearrange Charlotte's priorities. Director Richard Benjamin plays it as a romantic comedy ... coming of ager with wit and charm. Ryder is adorably cute as a conservative Christian miss goody two shoes who is always lecturing mom while Cher is voluptuous as the kind of woman who says yes, early and often, but underneath it all has strength and a kind of intuitive wisdom about herself and the people around her. Little Ricci really is the mermaid since she likes to practice holding her breath under water.

Part of the strength of the film is in the dialogue and the sharp repartee between Ryder and Cher. My favorite line is from Charlotte who is always dialoging with God. After seeing Schoeffing, who drives the school bus, and realizing what she is feeling, prays "Oh please God, don't make me fall in love and want to do disgusting things!"

i really like this movie because i can see where the mom and the teenager is coming from in this movie. it's cute, sweet, and you should see it :0]

Terrific little movie & great performances by Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder & Christina Ricci. Cher is the sexy mom, W. Ryder is the hormonal 15 year old girl who desperately wants to be a nun... Christina Ricci is the swimming champ who practices in the bathtub and Bob Hoskins is the man who tries to turn the trio into a family, what happens along the way is something for you to see...
Features a fun soundtrack & The Shoop Shoop song (IT's in his kiss) by Cher.