Customer Reviews
Healing Through Humour - By: David R. Bishop, 07 Jul 2007 
I come back to this film again & again. There is nothing too original about it, but it is alll well written, well observed & well acted.
Whoopi Goldberg plays Corrina, the housekeeper who makes a huge difference to a widower & his young daughter. Her comic talent is used to great effect. It's a rare romantic lead for Ray Liotta. He is better known as a gangster in films like 'Goodfellows', but this one proves he is a versatile actor. The daughter played by Tina Majorino, will move the meanest heart.
Set in the late 1950s, the contemporary pop & maybe older jazz songs used for the soundtrack set the mood & certainly enhance my enjoyment.
The interracial love thing still seems more of a taboo in America than it is here. This possibly held the movie back from huge box office receipts.
This is love triumphing over loss & is well worth the few quid it costs.
Corina Corina - By: , 02 Dec 2004 Ray Liotta & Whoopi Goldberg work well togther as a uncommon but plausible couple in fifties America. The comedy element is strong & adds to the smooth flow of the developing story line where the relationship between Whoopi & Liotta's daughter matures. This is a surpisingly emotionallly sensitive Hollywood film. I reallly enjoyed the simplicity of events in this comedy.
The Best of Whoopie Goldberg - By: , 08 Mar 2004 This is one of the best films you will ever watch. Yes it is a feel good romantic comedy? but what's wrong with that because it is very well done. The young Tina Majorina will just melt your heart. Whoopie is just amzing in this film beautiful, wise. The film is about a widower (Ray Liotta) who hires a housekeeper (Whoopie Goldberg) to keep house & look after his young daughter (Tina Marjorina) who has become increasingly withdrawn since the death of her mother. The film is set in the 1950s or 1960s so there are racial connotations. Its beautifully made & it is a film you will always remember.
One of Whoppee Goldberg's best......... - By: , 04 Jan 2004 The story of a black woman who comes to work & care for a white motherless child & her widowed father. Good performances from Ray Liotta & Whoppee Goldberg - both playing against type. A heartwarming story of love against the odds - this being 50's America where black & white's together were unheard of. Good support from Tina Majorino as the girl in question - grief not an easy role for a youngster to convey. A lovely cameo from Don Ameche - in one of his final performances (he completed his scenes just days before his death). A truly charming film.
Definitely Worth Seeing . . . - By: Katie, 17 Jun 2003 I first watched this movie when I was young, & I have rewatched it recently & it still has the same magic it had before.
This is a sweet, slightly sad tale of a young girl who's mother dies. The girl refuses to speak after her mothers death, & it is only when her father hires a nanny to look after her that she begins to come out of her shell. The magic & friendship that grows between the nanny & the little girl makes a heartwarming tale that will be enjoyed by alll.
I definitely recommend you watch this, no matter how old you are you will find this film enchanting & entertaining & definitely memorable.
