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      Girl From Rio

      PG-13 2001 1h 48m Comedy List
      Reviews 55% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score A British bank clerk (Hugh Laurie) searches for a famous dancer (Vanessa Nunes) who stole his money after sleeping with him. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member What a waste of time. I thought this would be a nice light comedy for the right occasion, but actually it was dire. We did watch it to the end, but it didn't get any better. I don't mind light movies but this one just had no credibility at all. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Mildly entertaining and lacking much needed charismatic performances. Fair movie without much punch or pizzazz and meanders along. It has a few memorable scens. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Girl from Rio (2001) Cast & Crew: Hugh Laurie, Santiago Segura, Vanessa Nunes MPAA Rating: Not Rated Runtime: 90 minutes This isn’t a movie many people would see unless they are obsessed with Hugh Laurie and I admit he is the reason I rented it in the first place. Thankfully Hugh is an amazing actor with a capacity for making an audience love him no matter what. I never thought I’d say this, but I wanted him to come out on top even though he’s a bank robber. I was cheering him on as he left the bank with all that money. Hugh also had the ability to make me feel so embarrassed for him that I had to shut off the DVD and come back to it in a few minutes. I wanted so badly for things to go well for Raymond that I was emotionally tethered to him. Hugh definitely was the standout star of this movie. The rest of the cast was forgettable. They came in and did their job and I promptly forgot them. I would have liked to have a better supporting cast to Hugh’s wonderful performance, but as the philosopher Jagger once said, “You can’t always get what you want.” All in all the plot was very predictable and the characters were extremely stereotypical, but I would like someone to find me a romantic comedy that doesn’t fit that description. It was a lot of fun to watch and if you view movies as an escape from reality “The Girl From Rio” is a very good choice. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member not a 'good' movie. but i love it all the same.. funny. oh and hugh laurie+ smba= swoon Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member it was an okay movie, with some extra good/funny scenes Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Hugh Laurie is very watchable in this underated film Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis A British bank clerk (Hugh Laurie) searches for a famous dancer (Vanessa Nunes) who stole his money after sleeping with him.
      Director
      Christopher Monger
      Screenwriter
      Christopher Monger
      Production Co
      Lolafilms S.A.
      Rating
      PG-13
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 3, 2020
      Runtime
      1h 48m
      Sound Mix
      Surround