Directed by:
P.J. HoganScreenplay:
P.J. HoganCinematography:
Martin McGrathComposer:
Peter BestCast:
Toni Collette, Bill Hunter, Rachel Griffiths, Sophie Lee, Gabby Millgate, Matt Day, Daniel Lapaine, Darrin Klimek, Vincent Ball, Chris Haywood, Geneviève Picot (more)VOD (1)
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Muriel finds life in Porpoise Spit, Australia dull and spends her days alone in her room listening to Abba music and dreaming of her wedding day. Slight problem, Muriel has never had a date. Then she steals some money to go on a tropical vacation. Follow frumpy, misguided Muriel Heslop on her lifelong quest for a glitzy fairy-tale wedding. With visions of nuptials dancing in her head, this ABBA-obsessed misfit ditches her pathetic life and plastic friends in a small Australian suburb for big-city dreams in Sydney. But the road to the altar takes surprising twists and turns - and Muriel is about to learn the lesson of a lifetime. (Roadshow Entertainment)
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A comedy-drama about the coming-of-age and maturation of a country girl seeking happiness in the big city. It's a very positive film that reminds me of Love Actually and one I still enjoy returning to. While ABBA's music appears in many films, in this case, the combination of this upbeat music with the film's story is perhaps the most successful. Overall impression: 90%. It was in this movie that I discovered the excellent actress Toni Collette, who soon after broke into Hollywood thanks to it.
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A very pleasant Australian romantic comedy with some real thorns. It's like you want to laugh the whole time, but the film gives you plenty of reasons to cry instead. A beautifully balanced drama with comedy that actually isn't romantic at all, at least not in the American sense of the word. This is what makes the film beautifully unique. Thanks to Toni Collette, of course. And ABBA!
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