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Mrs. Winterbourne

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Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:2

Rotten:26

Average Rating:3.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Connie Doyle, a downtrodden, pregnant and abandoned young woman, sure could use a stroke of luck. Her big break occurs after a train wreck and a series of coincidences finds Connie in the hospital... Connie Doyle, a downtrodden, pregnant and abandoned young woman, sure could use a stroke of luck. Her big break occurs after a train wreck and a series of coincidences finds Connie in the hospital -- and at the center of a case of mistaken identity. That's because the rich, snooty Winterbourne clan believes that Connie is the wife of young Hugh Winterbourne, who died in the crash. At first, Connie intends to straighten out the matter. However, she quickly realizes that continuing the charade will leave her and her infant son financially secure for the rest of their lives. Can the down-to-earth Connie successfully play the role of being a snobby Winterbourne? To do so, she'll have to win over Hugh's brother Bill, who is highly suspicious of her true identity. And in the process, maybe they'll fall in love... [More]

Starring: Ricki Lake, Shirley MacLaine, Brendan Fraser, Loren Dean

Starring: Ricki Lake, Shirley MacLaine, Brendan Fraser, Loren Dean, Susan Haskell, Victor A. Young

Director: Richard Benjamin

Director: Richard Benjamin

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Feb 12, 2002

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  • This fast-paced comedy follows the story of eighteen-year-old Connie Doyle an expectant mother withno money and an uncertain future. In a screwball case of mistaken identity, a grieving Mrs. Winterbourne takes the girl to live with her in the stately Winterbourne mansion, believing she is the wifeof her deceased son.
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    Benjamin should be ashamed of making such a dog.

    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    03/02/02
    Jamie Gillies
    Jamie Gillies
    Apollo Guide

    An anxious-to-please romantic comedy about mistaken identity that sounds vaguely familiar.

    Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Steve Davis
    Steve Davis
    Austin Chronicle

    It would take a far defter comedic hand to successfully transform Woolrich's story from bleak and horrifying to warm and fuzzy.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    06/05/02
    Christine James
    Christine James
    Boxoffice Magazine

    This is more of a movie to see on video, on an empty night when you need something to hurl at the gloom.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Roger Ebert
    Roger Ebert
    Chicago Sun-Times
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    Beware the hideous musical number, in which MacLaine and Lake attempt to sing "The Sunny Side of the Street".

    Full Review Source: Cinematter | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Madeleine Williams
    Madeleine Williams
    Cinematter

    Lake, in the central role, seems distracted and only nominally interested in what's going on around her.

    Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Chris Hicks
    Chris Hicks
    Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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    Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Susan Stark
    Susan Stark
    Detroit News
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    No review available.

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    08/08/05
    Emanuel Levy
    Emanuel Levy
    EmanuelLevy.Com

    No review available.

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    12/21/04
    Eric Lurio
    Eric Lurio
    Greenwich Village Gazette

    Predictability is its middle name.

    Full Review Source: Internet Reviews | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Steve Rhodes
    Steve Rhodes
    Internet Reviews

    Completely artificial and charmless

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    06/05/03
    James Sanford
    James Sanford
    Kalamazoo Gazette

    A waste of Fraser and MacLaine, utter failure of tone.

    comment Comment
    04/04/03
    Nell Minow
    Nell Minow
    Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

    Cute and relatively inoffensive. At times, even funny.

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    09/17/04
    Widgett Walls
    Widgett Walls
    Needcoffee.com

    The plot remains joyless in its contrivances.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Janet Maslin
    Janet Maslin
    New York Times
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    An average Hollywood romantic comedy.

    Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
    04/24/03
    Dragan Antulov
    Dragan Antulov
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    This film mistakes action for energy, ridiculous circumstances for comedy, and a mismatched male/female pairing for romance.

    Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
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    James Berardinelli
    James Berardinelli
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    Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
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    Jack Garner
    Jack Garner
    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

    A straight romantic comedy that depends on Lake's charm and acting ability to keep it afloat. The result is disaster.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Mick LaSalle
    Mick LaSalle
    San Francisco Chronicle
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    While I can't help wondering how this movie might have turned out had the filmmakers stuck with Woolrich's noir vision, it's difficult to complain here.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Barbara Shulgasser
    Barbara Shulgasser
    San Francisco Examiner

    An occasionally funny mistaken identity movie in very poor taste.

    Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
    01/01/00
    Rob Blackwelder
    Rob Blackwelder
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