The Week in Reviews: New film: Girls' Night: She wins the bingo, so surely she's happy?

The opening of Girls' Night promises much. Diving through clouds, the camera sails into a northern English town. Whose point of view is it that of a lost soul returning home or perhaps some higher power (chance, fate) about to transform a mundane life? Actually, it's both in this sometimes...

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Published inThe Observer (London)
Main Author MacCarthy, James
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 28.06.1998
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Summary:The opening of Girls' Night promises much. Diving through clouds, the camera sails into a northern English town. Whose point of view is it that of a lost soul returning home or perhaps some higher power (chance, fate) about to transform a mundane life? Actually, it's both in this sometimes funny, always worthy, but ultimately unsatisfying mix of British soap and Hollywood weepie.
ISSN:0029-7712