Southern Belles (2005)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Directors:

Paul S. Myers
Brennan Shroff

Writers:

Paul S. Myers (writer)
Brennan Shroff (writer)

Release Date:

2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Bell and Belle want to break out of their trailer park lives and get up and out to the "Big City" of Atlanta. Just when they think they are on their way to getting a nest egg Bell falls for a handsome police officer named Rhett Butler. |

Plot Keywords:

Quitting Job | Confederate Flag | Football | Bar Fight | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Anna Faris	...	Belle Scott
Laura Breckenridge	...	Bell Granger
Justin Chambers	...	Rhett Butler
Fred Weller	...	Tracy Hampton (as Frederick Weller)
Heather Goldenhersh	...	Margery
Judah Friedlander	...	Duane
David Wheir	...	Bob-Oh
Jack McCarthy	...	Officer Les Franck
Naima Lena	...	Claudette
Zac Gardner	...	Kevin
Laurel Ullman	...	Jenny
Craig Myers	...	Captain Willard
Tammy Arnold	...	Jane Willard
Blake Cohen	...	Yankee #1
Kevin Scanlon	...	Yankee #2

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sex references.

Runtime:

Argentina:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

LaSalleHolland

Quotes:

Belle Scott: We can't just show up in Atlanta with nothin' but a suitcase full of loose morals!

Movie Connections:

Features Gone with the Wind (1939)

Chanuka in August

This review has been influenced by those already posted, so please expect some unoriginal comments.

First off, this would be a 9 or 10 if it had the big budgets previously mentioned. Even so, its perfect as it is. Bang for the buck, its probably really an 11/10.

Someone else mentioned "Raising Arizona," and that's a dead on balls accurate good comparison. If you liked that, you'll love this. Also, the movie includes both the Confederate flag and black people, just like the actual south. It does not, in my opinion, mock the south. The south is fully capable of doing that for itself. Georgia is just as "cliched" as New York City. Take my word for it. Margery, Duane, Hampton are hilarious, Rhett is likable and the Belles are indeed, both hot. The only possible improvement might be a continuation of the themes expressed in the rest stop scene. Some exploration there might be interesting, but it also might change the movie too much. Just a thought.

As for any mockery of Christians, remember, "even Jesus farted."