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Playing Mona Lisa

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Playing Mona Lisa (2000)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:8

Rotten:5

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Claire (Alicia Witt) is a talented piano prodigy who has to come to terms with loss when both her boyfriend dumps her and a prestigious music academy rejects her. As Claire learns to cope with her... Claire (Alicia Witt) is a talented piano prodigy who has to come to terms with loss when both her boyfriend dumps her and a prestigious music academy rejects her. As Claire learns to cope with her defeats she runs across wild parties, oddball characters, and a dose of acid in the hors d'oeuvres. Eventually Claire learns to play it cool, like Mona Lisa, and all will be well. [More]

Starring: Alicia Witt, Ivan Sergei, Brooke Langton, Elliott Gould

Starring: Alicia Witt, Ivan Sergei, Brooke Langton, Elliott Gould, Marlo Thomas, Harvey Fierstein, Johnny Galecki, Molly Hagan, Estelle Harris, Sandra Bernhard

Director: Matthew Huffman

Director: Matthew Huffman
Screenwriter: Marni Freedman, Carlos De Los Rios
Producer: Bill Sheinberg, Jon Sheinberg, Sid Sheinberg

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Apr 17, 2001

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  • Playing Mona Lisa
  • Alicia Witt (URBAN LEGENDS), Brooke Langton (THE REPLACEMENTS), Ivan Sergei (THE OPPOSITE OF SEX), and Johnny Galecki (BOUNCE) star in one sexy screwball comedy you'll really embrace. Claire Goldstein (Witt) has everything going for her -- the promise of fame, a great boyfriend with marriage on his mind, and an apartment of her own. And then reality shakes her entire world to pieces. Her moment of glory is snatched from her before it begins, her boyfriend drops her, and she's evicted. Condemned to find refuge at her crazy parents' house while her sister is blissfully planning her own wedding, Claire starts looking for love in all the wrong places. Filled with quirky characters, "I've-been-there" smiles, and witty dialogue, PLAYING MONA LISA is a delightful work of heart.
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    A lesson in remedial Chick-Flick 101 ... Every tired convention is readily evident in the first and last five minutes of this film - and in every minute in-between

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    Icky, unfunny comedy.

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    Devoid of almost any comedic energy.

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    Nell Minow
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    ...works due mostly to Alicia Witt's winning lead performance.

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