Carolina

2003
PG-13
1h 36m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

4.4K

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Shirley MacLaine and Julia Stiles in Carolina (2003)

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A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.A young woman escapes her wildly eccentric family in search for a life of normalcy.

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IMDb RATING

6.1/10

4.4K

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6/10

Cheesy but cute

The "troubled teen gets tough love" genre is a well-loved genre, ever since The Blackboard Jungle in 1955. I watch a lot of these movies, and Carolina is a pretty good one.

The troubled teen in this one is actually an adult, but it's still the same type of movie. Julia Stiles, whose "too cool for school" attitude is perfectly plastered on her perpetually sourpuss face, is mad at her family because they're eccentric and she's trying to mature into a mainstream young woman. Her name is Carolina because everyone in her family is named after the state in which they were born, and she despises her name just as much as her eccentric relatives.

If you've seen a lot of these movies, like I have, you pretty much know the formula. Carolina doesn't stray too far from the typical mold, but if you're in the mood for a little cheese in your movies and relatives who are too wacky to be realistic, give this one a whirl.

HotToastyRag
Jun 25, 2017
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Trivia
Kathy Bates was originally considered for the role of Grandma Mirabeau, later given to Shirley MacLaine.

Goofs
The rings and bracelet on Carolina's left hand change repeatedly between shots when she's kissing Albert at the end of the movie.

Quotes
Grandma Mirabeau: [to granddaughter Maine] I'm not asking you to be a normal child, 'cause that's not the Mirabeau way. I'm just asking you to be a little smarter about your crazy side, okay?