The Thoroughly Engaging Ms. Latifah |  |
This remake of a 1950s Alec Guiness film, brings us a woman instead of a man who is diagnosed with a fatal illness and given only weeks to live.
Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifa) quits her job, liquidates her 401-K, and leaves New Orleans for a huge fling at a posh resort in the mountains of Europe that she'd read about in magazines. There she emerges from her dowdy appearance into a smashingly attractive, self-confident woman, determined to enjoy her last days to the hilt. And she does!
A cute film despite its predictability -- and Queen Latifah is so utterly charming and adorable it's hard to dislike.
Costars include: L. L. Cool J, Alicia Witt, Giancarlo Esposito, Gérard Depardieu, Michael Nouri, Timothy Hutton.
Makes me want to see the original version now.
Directed by Wayne Wang.
Rated PG-13 for some sexual reference.
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