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Young Girl and the Monsoon

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Young Girl and the Monsoon (2001)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:10

Rotten:9

Average Rating:5.2/10

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:May 4, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: Hank, 39, like most people about to hit forty, can feel things catching up to him. At the same time distant and caring, Hank is a single parent. And his 13 year-old daughter, Constance, is there... Hank, 39, like most people about to hit forty, can feel things catching up to him. At the same time distant and caring, Hank is a single parent. And his 13 year-old daughter, Constance, is there to remind him that in fact things are not only catching up, they're closing fast. Hank has guilt from leaving his daughter while away on long assignments as a photojournalist. Then there's Hank's messy divorce... ...and the fact that Constance's raging hormones are pushing her (and everyone in her way) closer to madness. Then there is Hank's girlfriend Erin, 26 (yes, just 13 years older than Hank's 13 year-old). She and Constance have a lot in common: they both wear the same Betsey Johnson dress. Despite the fact that they've been an item for over a year, Erin has never met Hank's daughter. Hank has his reasons for keeping his girlfriend a secret; he "just wants to protect her." "From what?! What am I gonna do? Boil her bunny rabbit?" Then there's Giovanna -- Hank's boss. Over the years, Hank's had an on and off affair (chiefly off) with Giovanna. She is pressing him to spend more time campaigning for the prize he's just been nominated for -- the coveted Humanitas Award. Something's eating away at Hank and no one's sure what it is. He refuses Giovanna's request to spend more time focusing on his career... ...and inexpleciably breaks up with Erin. Finally, when his ex-wife leaves the country for a three-month honeymoon, Constance moves into Hank's apartment and all heck breaks out. -- © 1999 Monsoon Productions [More]

Starring: Terry Kinney, Mili Avital, Tim Guinee, Diane Venora

Starring: Terry Kinney, Mili Avital, Tim Guinee, Diane Venora

Director: James Ryan

Director: James Ryan
Screenwriter: James Ryan
Composer: David Carbonara
Studio: Artistic License

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  • Raising a teenage daughter in New York City can be a scary proposition. For a single father in a mid-life crisis it can be outright dicey. Hank (Kinney) has kept the details of his private and professional life secret from his teenage daughter, Constance (Muth) but it hasn't been hard since her mother holds primary custody. But when her mother is remarried and leaves the country for an extended honeymoon, Constance moves in with her father in his Manhattan apartment. Constance is a beautiful mass of crazy contradictions with her eating habits careening between starvation and gorging; she tells dirty jokes and develops crushes almost daily. Constance discovers Hank is a successful war and news photographer and has an occasional girlfriend (Avital). As their worlds collide, amidst cosmic mood swings, the two rediscover their father-daughter relationship only to realize that they like each other as much as they are alike.
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    Reviews for Young Girl and the Monsoon

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    08/12/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    An intelligent, personal drama.

    Full Review Source: Offoffoff | comment Comment
    03/11/03
    Joshua Tanzer
    Joshua Tanzer
    Offoffoff

    Kinney is solid, as usual, but it is young Muth who gobbles up the screen.

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    07/20/01
    John Petrakis
    John Petrakis
    Chicago Tribune
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    Actors move as though they were confined to a small space, hindering their expressive ability.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    06/02/01
    Maria Garcia
    Maria Garcia
    Film Journal International

    This scattershot little movie doesn't have nearly enough going on in it.

    Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
    05/21/01
    Charles Taylor
    Charles Taylor
    Salon.com
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    A fine example of how a character-based story can be so compelling you don't miss the frills.

    Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
    05/16/01
    Jami Bernard
    Jami Bernard
    New York Daily News
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    The strength of the film lies in Ryan's ability to make us care about all of his characters and to make them highly credible and specific.

    Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
    05/14/01
    Frank Scheck
    Frank Scheck
    Hollywood Reporter
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    One of the most engaging American indies so far this year.

    Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
    05/10/01
    David Sterritt
    David Sterritt
    Christian Science Monitor

    It's clear that writer-director James Ryan views his characters through a highly self-indulgent lens.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    05/04/01
    Frank Lovece
    Frank Lovece
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    One's admiration for the filmmaker's familial concerns offsets many of its shortcomings.

    Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
    05/04/01
    Jan Stuart
    Jan Stuart
    Newsday
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    Crackles dangerously to life whenever Constance (who narrates the film) is on the screen with her father Hank.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    05/04/01
    Stephen Holden
    Stephen Holden
    New York Times
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    It's canned theater.

    Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
    05/04/01
    Lou Lumenick
    Lou Lumenick
    New York Post
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    When Kinney and Muth share scenes, it's hard not to get caught up.

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
    05/04/01
    Bruce Fretts
    Bruce Fretts
    Entertainment Weekly
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    It's incessantly verbose, so stuffed with explanation and exposition it's as if Ryan finds the idea of even the most basic visual expression unwarranted.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    05/04/01
    Jordan Reed
    Jordan Reed
    Boxoffice Magazine

    Writer and director James Ryan invests this touching drama with emotional power and deft psychological nuances.

    Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
    05/03/01
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Spirituality and Practice

    Ryan hits and misses, but when he's on, he shows an insight for how people reveal themselves subconsciously in the quick of the moment.

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    05/03/01
    Jeremiah Kipp
    Jeremiah Kipp
    Filmcritic.com

    Ryan is too sweet on his characters, or perhaps his actors, to sketch their arcs with sufficient stringency.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    05/02/01
    Jane Dark
    Jane Dark
    Village Voice
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    A story that isn't as yawn-worthy as it is wholly unconvincing, both as a premise and a recognizable representation of something real and tangible.

    Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
    04/30/01
    Chuck Rudolph
    Chuck Rudolph
    Matinee Magazine

    Obviously the work of a playwright, this is not at all cinematic.

    Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
    04/24/01
    Harvey S. Karten
    Harvey S. Karten
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