Christina Reviews *Mermaids*

         ****

         Winona Ryder plays Charlotte--- a 15 year old girl who is going through a “zealous Christian” phase.  She comes from a Jewish single parent household, and her mother is off-the-wall and not exactly one who boasts traditional values.  So it’s fair to say that her strong religious convictions aren’t exactly shared by her family members. 

           The movie takes place in the 60’s and is about a mother and daughter who don’t see eye to eye.  The daughter is going through some weird teenage craziness, and the mother is played by Cher.

           I liked this movie.  I thought that there was something quirky and appealing about the characters, and I like the fact that the VHS includes Cher’s “The Shoop Shoop Song” video with clips from the film.
It is also worth noting that the actor who plays Jake Ryan in Sixteen Candles plays Charlotte’s crush.  And a very young Christina Ricci plays Charlotte’s younger sister Kate.