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Waltzing Anna (2006)

Waltzing Anna (2006)
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A doctor learns there's more to his profession than making money in this comedy-drama. Charlie Keegan (Robert Capelli Jr.) is a physician who has built up a lucrative practice by caring more about profits and working the loopholes of medical insurance claims than looking after the needs of his patients. While Keegan's scams allow him to live high for a while, eventually his misdeeds catch up with him, and when he's found guilty of insurance fraud, as part of his sentence he's ordered to spend six months doing volunteer work at Shady Pines, an nursing home for the elderly that has seen better days. With the help of Jill (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a pretty and compassionate nurse who works at the home, Keegan makes friends with his often eccentric patients and learns to deal with the other members of the staff and their many problems. In time, Keegan finds himself looking at the Shady Pines residents as people rather than clients, and gains a new perspective on himself and his career; he also finds himself falling in love with the idealistic Jill. Also starring Pat Hingle, Betsy Palmer, Paige Turco, and Artie Lange, Waltzing Anna was the first directorial effort from the team of Doug Bollinger and Bx Giongrete. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Emmanuelle ChriquiRobert Capelli Jr., (more)
Director(s):
Doug BollingerBx Giongrete, (more)
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of Waltzing Anna

A doctor learns there's more to his profession than making money in this comedy-drama. Charlie Keegan (Robert Capelli Jr.) is a physician who has built up a lucrative practice by caring more about profits and working the loopholes of medical insurance claims than looking after the needs of his patients. While Keegan's scams allow him to live high for a while, eventually his misdeeds catch up with him, and when he's found guilty of insurance fraud, as part of his sentence he's ordered to spend six months doing volunteer work at Shady Pines, an nursing home for the elderly that has seen better days. With the help of Jill (Emmanuelle Chriqui), a pretty and compassionate nurse who works at the home, Keegan makes friends with his often eccentric patients and learns to deal with the other members of the staff and their many problems. In time, Keegan finds himself looking at the Shady Pines residents as people rather than clients, and gains a new perspective on himself and his career; he also finds himself falling in love with the idealistic Jill. Also starring Pat Hingle, Betsy Palmer, Paige Turco, and Artie Lange, Waltzing Anna was the first directorial effort from the team of Doug Bollinger and Bx Giongrete. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
108 mins

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Director(s):
Doug BollingerBx Giongrete
Writer(s):
Robert Capelli Jr.Guy ShockleyDoug Bollinger
Producer(s):
Mark SettembreSamara YeshaiekRobert Capelli Jr.
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
PG13(Adult Humor, Drug Content)
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    Anya J.

    This movie had so much potential with the story line. However, the screen play and acting fell flat. Too much reliance on sarcasm between characters to try to make the story funny and memorable, therefore distracting from the depth of these characters. I felt such contradictory themes running through the movie as well that I finally had to stop the move and decide it was not worth finishing.

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    Karl B.

    Amazingly poor acting! Ridiculous script! Boring concept! Terrible direction! This is a movie of horrible superlatives. Don't waste your time.

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    Christine H V.

    I usually like the independent or international films thinking this one might be a sleeper. Gees when I returned it to the store I had wished I had brought a post it to write on the inside of DVD - "Don't recommend this movie!!! " Try something else, this is not it. Yuk. Such promise to end up like a high school freshman's first attempt at making a movie.

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