The Story:
Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah) works for a department store in Louisiana. When she goes to the doctor to see why she's been feeling ill lately, her diagnosis is terminal. So she cashes in her savings and heads to Europe to the finest hotel in the land. There a case of mistaken identity will allow Georgia to hobnob with some bigwigs, where Georgia will hopefully impart some life lessons on everyone before she passes.
This is a fun little movie that gets played at least once a year. Everyone enjoys it, and it's just a lot of fun onscreen.
Queen Latifah has a blast as the dying woman who decides to try and live before it's too late. She has personality and charm to spare, and it seems to permeate through the screen in just about any performance she has done in the movies.
She is surrounded by a great cast, including Timothy Hutton, who isn't really known for comedy, but hams it up greatly as the villain of the movie.
L.L. Cool J. is the boyfriend from afar, as both he and Latifah are too shy to express their feelings to one another until it may be simply too late.
Naturally, there's a lesson or two tucked under the overt comedy of the story.
Don't wait to follow your dreams until it is too late. Every day you delay is too late.
Good advice.
Good movie.
Available to stream instantly on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: B+... My honey said I should bump this up... so... A! :)
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: We watch it quite a bit, and do already own it. Netflix will simply save the disc from wearing out. ;)
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