Friday, August 28, 2009

Sister Marguerite's Mouth

Sister Marguerite's Mouth (PG; 145 mins.)

Fox Searchlight Pictures delivers this satisfying though somewhat plodding update of the Sondheim stage classic about a nun (Laura Linney) who's not afraid to take the Lord's name in vain. The profanities fly when she and her Mother Superior (Glenn Close) are forced to drive cross-country together to retrieve the convent's runaway pet cat, but they discover they have more in common than they ever thought possible. Though the two principals shine, the cat is a distracting MacGuffin, with much of the dialogue wasted on pointless debates over the feline's lustrous coat and its propensity to eat tuna.

Brief nudity; strong language.

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