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Despite the serenity of Lake Ophelia, memories of her beloved younger brother, who died when Caroline was seventeen, continue to haunt her, while the tension between her mother and her still simmers. Only their neighbors, the attractive widower and daughter of one of Caroline’s childhood friends, as well as her renewed passion for making memory quilts, seem able to penetrate her cool reserve, giving Caroline the courage to face her biggest fears-and dive headfirst into life.

Formidably talented writer-director James L. Brooks ( Broadcast News ) examines the clash of Anglo and Hispanic cultures in this neatly developed dramedy, which among other things marks the emergence of screen funnyman Adam Sandler as a genuine leading man. He plays celebrity chef John Clasky, the mild-mannered dad in a plush if dysfunctional household run by his batty, insecure wife, Deborah ( Tea Leoni ). A semblance of order is provided by new maid, Flor Moreno ( Paz Vega ), an iron-willed single...

June 29, 2006: My kids really like this movie and DH and I don't mind it either. The good parts: The action is fun without being too scary, it moves at a good pace and the relationships in the movie work well and the orchestral score is quite good. If there was a top ten list for great animated movie scenes, the Sirens would be on it. The bad: Brad Pitt, Brad Pitt and Brad Pitt. His voice work is so distracting as to be annoying. Also, the 'contemporary' take on the dialogue didn...