Directed by Martha Coolidge (VALLEY GIRL, RAMBLING ROSE), ANGIE tells the story of a young woman from Bensonhurst who finally feels free to choose her own destiny after she becomes pregnant. What might have been a charming character study is undone by its own ambition; melodramatic
elements introduced toward the end of the film clash with its predominantly breezy tone.
Not much seems to be going right for Angie Scacciapensieri (Geena Davis): her mother abandoned the family when Angie was a little girl; she's been dating the same guy, Vinnie (James Gandolfini), since the 9th grade; she doesn't get along with her father's second wife, Kathy (Jenny O'Hara); and
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Released:
1994
Rated:
R
Length:
108 mins