Mrs. Winterbourne

This is a movie you watch when you are not sleepy and just want to while away time. Don't write off the movie because of my statement though! It is well made and has a decent bollywood movie kind of story line and if you have been able to sit through even a single bollywood flick, I do not think it would be too much for you to watch this one.

The movie has drama and comedy in it. So let me try and tell you something more about it. There is a pregnant girl who gets kicked out by the guy who knocked her up. She somehow manages to meet some nice people on the train. There is an accident, the people die. She ends up pretending to be a dead woman in their house and the story goes on.

The girl in distress, the 18 year old girl is played by Ricki Lake, a Jewish actress. Her performance is not bad in the movie at all. She plays the scatter brained, in your face girl with very little control over what she says and does but has a conscience. The house she ends up going to belongs to Shirley MacLaine.

As always, this woman exudes a very powerful charm. She is strikingly beautiful and so very classy. She plays the weak hearted mother in law who helps Ricki (Connie in the movie) blend in with everything and everybody. Then there is Brendan Fraser. He plays a "Double Role" in the movie!! Yes, he plays Hugh Winterbourne who dies and then he plays, Bill Winterbourne as well, his identical twin brother. The movie is not that old, made in 1996. Though it gives the impression that it is made a long time back! Then there is Paco, the chauffeur cum butler cum everything.He reminded me very much of Cadbury from  Richie Rich! A nice character who likes to tango and is gay.
All in all, it is a light veined, happy ending kind of movie which you could probably watch when you just want a no brianer and go with the flow. Sometimes, we really do not want to trouble our mind too much now...do we?

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