A Wake in Providence

Name: A Wake in Providence
Genre: Comedy
Released: May 27, 2005
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 46
Cast: Adrienne Barbeau, Victoria Rowell, Vincent Pagano

2005

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Indican Pictures | Release Date: May 27, 2005 | R

Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Victoria Rowell, Vincent Pagano

Summary: When his grandfather unexpectedly dies, aspiring actor Anthony brings his African American girlfriend Alissa home to meet his Italian American family in Rhode Island. Chaotic and more than a little emotional, the impromptu family gathering triggers a number of confrontations and some surprising confessions. (Indican Pictures)

Director: Rosario Roveto Jr.

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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G. Allen Johnson

Might be said to have pleasant echoes of "Garden State" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" -- except that they aren't echoes; this 1999 indie film was made long before those other two hits, and frankly, is just about as good. Read full review

Daniel Kimmel

Zesty indie comedy from Rhode Island is a winner, with ethnic humor easily mixing with universal truths about dealing with families. Read full review

Lawrence Van Gelder

Lovingly shot on location in the Italian neighborhoods of Providence, this comfortably predictable film has its pleasures, most notably a dryly funny Adrienne Barbeau as the brothers' hip, hard-drinking Aunt Lidia. Read full review

Chuck Wilson

The best news here is Adrienne Barbeau, the 1970s TV star and B-movie queen (Swamp Thing), who invests the role of Anthony's aunt with a worldly-wise sensuality that suggests a long-lost cousin of Tony Soprano. Read full review

Kevin Crust

The film aims for a light social satire but mainly falls flat. It feels more like a long-lost pilot for some never-aired 1970s sitcom or a misguided sequel to a Billy Joel song. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Witless farce. Read full review

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BillT.

Nov 15, 2005

This movie really caught me off guard. Very funny and sweet.

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LandonB.

Dec 4, 2006

This was one of the funnier movies I have seen this year. It shows that you don't need a big budget to make a funny movie. You need a funny script. Something most of the so-called big studio comedies have not delivered this year.

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