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My American Cousin

1985, Movie, PG, 95 mins

My American Cousin: Review

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A big winner at the Canadian Genie Awards, MY AMERICAN COUSIN took honors as the year's Best Picture and won Best Director and Best Screenplay for Sandy Wilson, Best Actress for Margaret Langrick, and Best Actor for John Wildman. Its US success, however, has been limited to art-house showings and only moderately enthusiastic reviews. In this autobiographical feature about a young girl growing up in Canada in 1959, 12-year-old Sandy (Langrick) lives with her parents on their cherry farm. Like so many pre-teen girls, Sandy complains that nothing ever happens, that is, until her incredibly cool 18-year-old cousin, Butch Walker (Wildman), comes from America in his red Cadillac convertible. With Butch's arrival comes Sandy's introduction to chewing gum, rock 'n' roll, and the fast-paced high life of America. MY AMERICAN COUSIN is a thoroughly impressive first feature from Wilson. She captures the emotions and insecurities of growing up with great accuracy and honesty. There are no discoveries here, however, resulting in a film that, while compelling, is all too familiar. The picture is well written, well crafted, and exceptionally well acted, but there is little of interest when it comes to style or direction. leave a comment
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