Finn's Girl (2007)
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36% of users liked it
(309 ratings)
A grieving mother who has lost her partner and the rebellious daughter who flouts authority both become locked on parallel paths of destruction in this look at contemporary family values, reproductive rights, and pre-teen angst from co-directors Laurie Colbert and Dominique Cardona. Dr. Finn… More A grieving mother who has lost her partner and the rebellious daughter who flouts authority both become locked on parallel paths of destruction in this look at contemporary family values, reproductive rights, and pre-teen angst from co-directors Laurie Colbert and Dominique Cardona. Dr. Finn Jefferies works at a Toronto abortion clinic, and shares her life with a longtime partner and an eleven year-old daughter. When her partner dies, Dr. Finn becomes lost. Despite the fact that she wants the best for her daughter Zelly, Dr. Finn finds the intensity of her job and her unbridled grief gradually impeding her from being a responsible parent. Now, as Dr. Finn falls into the arms of a new lover, Zelly and her friends prowl the streets smoking dope, stealing, and ditching school. But sometimes, in the darkest depths of grief, suffering has a way of challenging ones concept of who they truly are and what they really know. Through it all one thing remains certain: if their mutual grief doesn't bring Zelly and her mother closer together it will drive them further apart than they ever imagined. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Dominique Cardona, Laurie Colbert
- Written By
- Laurie Colbert
- Genres
- Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jun 4, 2007 Wide
- Studio
- Wolfe Video
Critic Reviews
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Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Ultimately, the credibility and good intentions of Finn's Girl are sabotaged by the script's failure to tell just one story well.
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Philip Marchand, Toronto Star
Score several political points for this cheaply manufactured romantic fantasy.
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Jim Slotek, Jam! Movies
In the end, Finn's Girl is a watchable story that grows on you, despite the heaviness of its good intentions.
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