Pieces of April review

aelst's review

This movie is about a girl, April, who, in the past failed home-ec, dropped out of school, was on drugs, and moved to the city away from her parents. Her family comes to visit for thanksgiving and she tries to make a turkey.

There are so many characters in this, many of whom you wish would die already. They all seem cliched and fake, but they serve their purpose in telling the story.

There are plenty of better demographic social study movies out, this one tries to cover too many at once, so you didn't really get a feel for any of the characters.

Some funny scenes, 1.5 out of 5 stars.

ratbag's review

"Pieces of April" is an enjoyable dramady, with added MSG. It's a tasty sweet-and-sour, though not very nutritional or meaty.

The main plot revolves around the estranged relationship between April and her mother (and her family), and there's a subplot of April attempting to make a turkey by borrowing her neighbour's ovens. It features a whole spectrum of cliched characters -- "me no speak English" Chinese migrants, a self-absorbed yuppie, some boyz from the hoodz, a jealous sibling, a bitter mother, a nice dad, a forgetful grandmother and even the main character is contrived -- she's a grungy girl.

If you let your heartstrings be tugged, and your funny bone be tickled, "Pieces of April" can be good fun.