Search
What's Hot
Day-by-Day Fall Schedule
Celebs With Their Pets
Idol Winner Speaks!
Jim Parsons Comes Out

Double Parked

2000, Movie, NR, 96 mins

Double Parked: Review

DOUBLE PARKED
starstarstarstar
Not content to be a simple romantic comedy about a struggling single mom, writer-director Stephen Kinsella's top-heavy feature debut has to be a romantic comedy about a seriously abused, struggling single-mom with a scary ex lurking around the corner. Add a subplot involving an abused 12-year-old and a dedicated teacher who's accused of sexually molesting his students, and you've got a movie that that's no fun whatsoever. Ten years after discovering that her horrible husband Warren (P.J. Brown) had started another family in another part of town, Jersey City's own Rita Ronaldi (Callie Thorne) is once again at a crossroads. She's quit her gig waitressing at Roy's Buena Vista Italian restaurant, but is having trouble finding a new job, and she's being courted by her son's teacher (William Sage). Son Matt (Rufus Read), meanwhile, has begun hanging out with Bret (Noah Fleiss), a stoned, sixth-grade version of Cool Hand Luke who keeps his evil father in booze by smashing parking meters. Rita warns Matt to keep away from Bret; she gets a bad vibe from the kid, and with good reason. Bret's dad is none other than Warren, who's back in town and meaner than ever. Showing the kind of gumption that would only get the rest of us escorted out of the building, spunky Rita lands a job as a meter reader for the Jersey City Parking Authority, working alongside a hot-tempered bundle of Latina stereotypes named Dolores Gonzalez (Eilenne Galindo). Like its hyperactive heroine, Kinsella's film is simply exhausting; it wants to be funny and sad and lighthearted and serious all at once, tripping and stumbling in its mad rush to Nowheresville, NJ. But fear not: If you're not quite sure what you're supposed to be feeling at any given moment, the overbearing score will clue you in. leave a comment --Ken Fox
Are You Watching?
Double Parked
Loading ...
Advertisement

Our Partners

Advertisement

Related Websites

You might be also interested in the following websites:

Most Popular TV Shows

  1. American Idol
  2. NCIS
  3. Big Bang Theory
  4. Voice
  5. Person of Interest
more popular tv shows

Most Popular Celebrities

  1. Jessica Simpson
  2. Khloe Kardashian
  3. Kate Middleton
  4. Maria Menounos
  5. Kim Kardashian
more popular celebrities

Most Popular Movies

  1. Avengers
  2. Battleship
  3. The Dictator
  4. Dark Shadows
  5. What To Expect When You're Expecting
more popular movies

Top Videos

  1. Revenge
  2. The Big Bang Theory
  3. Modern Family
  4. Young and the Restless
  5. Gaiam Wellness
more top videos