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Drowning Mona

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The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
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Critics Consensus

A whodunnit that stacks its lists of suspects with wasted character actors, Drowning Mona is a twee farce that will prompt audiences to tune out before the mystery is solved.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/22/2010
2/5
Talented cast wasted in an awful movie. Go to Full Review
Jay Carr Boston Globe 01/01/2000
Rudely funny. Go to Full Review
Todd McCarthy Variety 01/01/2000
[Gomez] extracts potent comedy from the material's more outrageous situations and displays a sure hand with his talented cast. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 05/03/2024
2.5/4
...a watchable yet entirely forgettable comedy... Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
2/5
Betsy Bozdech Reel.com 09/01/2006
1.5/4
So determined to be wacky and offbeat that it overshoots its goal and winds up cartoonish and ridiculous instead. Go to Full Review
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Zoe B @Peeker Jan 16 Subtle + obvious humor that has aged well. Any movie that casts Yugos as a prop in nearly every scene is worth a watch. Excellent cast. It’s a small town version and precursor to "knives out"… lots, deception, dysfunction and humor. In an age where everyone is on their phone WHILE they watch a movie, this is worth putting the phone down and listening and watching. Love the song selection throughout. Excellent directing. See more carey J. @camri21818 Jan 3 Super funny I Casey is hilarious, this is not meant to be an award winner movie it’s a hillbilly comedy See more Julian B @Spursy153 Oct 31 Very funny & a enjoyable watch, highly recommend watch See more Maxwell M Sep 28 30% ? This is a cult classic, worthy of at least a 90% tomato rating. Come on now. See more r96 s Sep 9 'Drowning Mona' is funny viewing. A great time was had watching. It's an amusing flick and also a smart one, I really enjoyed the use of flashbacks (especially with the unreliable pov aspect) in particular. Each character has their own personality trait too, which is nice. I do like this humour, which is quite dry and almost deadpan - right up my alley. The music is good as well, particularly towards the end with the usage of "Popcorn" and "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag". Pacing-wise it's spot on, what with its brisk run time of 90 minutes. The cast list is top, everyone onscreen does great work here. Danny DeVito is more laidback than usual, I'm unsure if I like him as such but the low energy trait works because each character, as noted already, has their own schtick so I didn't question it all that much to be honest. Casey Affleck's bumbling Bobby is good, that word couldn't be used to describe his trim though... that's a wig, right?! William Fichtner, Marcus Thomas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Neve Campbell and Bette Midler play their parts to a strong standard. Will Ferrell and Melissa McCarthy appear too! A bit of a hidden gem, this. That's strange given those on the cast. Looks like I might be in the smaller section of (the small in itself) audience that highly enjoyed this one. Admittedly, the general view seems to be that it's passable at worst. Either way: recommended! See more alan g @agenser Aug 10 Third rate cast in a fourth rate movie. Danny Defeated crap as usual. Bette playing her usual brassy loudmouth self. Bad acting, confusing plot. Lets throw Mona into the pool. Predictable ending. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
Director
Nick Gomez
Producer
Al Corley, Eugene Musso, Bart Rosenblatt
Screenwriter
Peter Steinfeld
Distributor
Columbia Tristar, Destination Films
Production Co
Jersey Shore, Neverland Films
Rating
PG-13 (Mature Themes|Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 3, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 25, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.4M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround
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