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The Amati Girls

[2001, Movie]

The Amati Girls: Review

Household saints: Mercedes Ruehl, Lily Knight, Sean Young and Dinah Manoff

Four Pittsburgh-based sisters fight, cry, laugh and love in this modern-day melodrama whose greatest strength is performances by a bevy of veteran actresses. But their work is undermined by a clichéd screenplay that's heavy on the promotion of traditional values and light on psychological insight. Super-mom Grace (Mercedes Ruehl), the eldest Amati girl, has three children — two rowdy boys and a dancing daughter — and an ... read more