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Whirligig

Whirligig (2010)

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Floundering twenty-something Nicolas Sinclair attempts to win the heart of a married woman by befriending her 12-year-old son in this independent comedy. His life in ruins, Nicolas arrives to live with his parents at a seaside retirement home, disrupting their peaceful retirement. When Nicolas meets Nina, he falls head over heels in love. But Nina is only using Nicolas as a means of getting back at her cheating husband André, a prominent theater director. Determined to win Nina's heart at any

Unrated,

Comedy

Michael Amo

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While the acting's uniformly fine, the dialogue occasionally smart and funny, Whirligig feels too schematic with an ending too pat and tidy.

August 19, 2011 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail
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Director Thorne hasn't the slightest idea how to make any of this funny or meaningful.

August 19, 2011 Full Review Source: NOW Toronto
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