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Nola

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Nola

PG-13

Released May 8, 2003

1h 37m

Romance

Comedy

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A young woman (Emmy Rossum) says goodbye to her abusive home life and heads to New York to find her biological father.

Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

So laughably preposterous that it's thoroughly entertaining.

Rated: 2/4

Jul 23, 2004

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Megan Lehmann

New York Post

A dubious script that detonates into a full-blown disaster midway through.

Rated: 1/4

Jul 23, 2004

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Jan Stuart

Newsday

Has everything you want from a good bad movie: overheated drama, overripe performances, arch characters and fruity dialogue.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jul 23, 2004

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Doris Toumarkine

Film Journal International

There's not a frame of truth in it.

Aug 8, 2004

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide

Hruska's bloodless little fairy tale is utterly innocuous and instantly forgettable.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 23, 2004

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Frank Wilkins

ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Despite Emmy Rossum's vivaciousness and raw ability, not much good comes from watching 'Nola.'

Sep 2, 2003

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If you want a lot of close ups of a big-eyed girl who can't act her way out of a paper bag, Nola is the movie for you.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/18

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Emmy Rossum is her usual, adorable self. But otherwise, the rest of this low budgeter is a roller coaster mix of sweet, then ridiculous, nice, then atrocious. Back-and-forth, with some terrible acting. But Rossum salvages this one slightly.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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If I didn't know any better, I'd say this was some kind of film that would have been shown on HBO in the 80's, except with a PG rating. It even has the look of a film whose original widescreen aspect ratio has been compressed into an Academy ratio.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Horrible dialogue, horribly drawn caricatures, poor acting. Unfinishably bad, sedated TV movie at best.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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This movie is half corny and half wonderful. I never would have given it a chance if it weren't for Rossum.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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One full star for the awful goat singing done by Emmy Rossum, and another half off for a quick and haste beginning. As a singer the goating just really pissed me off along with operatic pronunciation and placements. Story is good acting is good plot is ok.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Synopsis

A young woman (Emmy Rossum) says goodbye to her abusive home life and heads to New York to find her biological father.

Director: Alan Hruska
Producer: Jill Footlick, Rachel Peters
Screenwriter: Alan Hruska
Distributor: Fireworks International [ca]
Production Co: Archer Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Drug References|Brief Violence|Sexual Content|Language|Thematic Elements)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 8, 2003, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.1K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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