Alec Mapa, Chris Logan, David Duchovny

Some Like It Hot gets a queer makeover in Connie and Carla, a lightweight comedy from the writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding. In Billy Wilder's classic, Jack Lemmon and T...( read more  read more... )ony Curtis teamed up in a male-as-female drag comedy, whereas here, writer-star Nia Vardalos goes a step further (and several derivative steps backwards), teaming up with Toni Collette as the titular heroines, playing women posing as men posing as women--kind of like Victor/Victoria with excess mascara. They witness a murder, and the killer knows it, so they hightail it out to West Hollywood, where (with the help of poodle wigs and garish cosmetics) they blend in with the performing drag queens at the Handlebar club, where queer makeovers are fabulously mandatory. Connie (that's Vardalos, to Collette's ditzy Carla) gets the hots for a drag queen's straight brother (David Duchovny), and even Debbie Reynolds pitches in to give a show that any gay crowd would love. There are some well-earned laughs along the way, but the whole thing feels like a sitcom we've seen before, which pretty much summarizes Vardalos's career to date. Vardalos has genuine comedic talent (and so does Collette), but it's adrift in this hash of old ideas. --Jeff Shannon

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PG-13, 108 min.

Directed by: Michael Lembeck

Release Date: April 16, 2004

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DVD Release Date: August 17, 2004

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Flixster Reviews (827)


  • October 9, 2007
    Cheezy but fun. I love Toni Collette, she is highly under rated, and I feel she is quite talented. Check this flick out.
  • September 16, 2007
    Elegant, funny, quirky and unconventional...i.e...fabulous!
  • February 1, 2007
    A weird kind of tolerable.
  • August 18, 2008
    Delicously campy fun. Predictable yes, but also good-hearted and highly entertaining. Toni Collette and Nia Vardalos are highly convincing drag queens in their hilarious, over-the-top performance.
  • April 12, 2007
    Love this movie. Very funny!
  • November 25, 2009
    Mediocre. Like Michael Lembeck better in front of the camera.
  • August 28, 2009
    funny and fun watching movie.
  • July 29, 2009
    lo...so funny thanks for the introduction ness!
  • July 27, 2009
    it's just one of these films - you know what's gonna happen but still whant to see it and ofcourse to laugh your ass off. And David Duchovny is ... ohh
  • July 10, 2009
    Toni Collette is a pretty convincing drag.. Duchovny does his magic as usual..

Critic Reviews


April 17, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Isn't really a movie but a blatant girls' night out vehicle. full review

April 16, 2004
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Connie and Carla is one of those movies that sneaks up on you, in spite of yourself. full review

April 16, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Connie and Carla plays like a genial amateur theatrical, the kind of production where you'd like it more if you were friends with the cast. full review

April 16, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Connie and Carla not only celebrates amateurism but indulges in it. full review

April 15, 2004
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

Enjoy it while you watch. You can hate yourself for falling for the film later. full review

April 15, 2004
Claudia Puig, USA Today

For all of Wedding's mediocrity, Connie and Carla is even more of a drag. full review

April 15, 2004
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The film is as long on classic show tunes as it is short on new ideas. full review

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