HOW TO STUFF AN AMERICAN QUILT
Starring: Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder is her usual fetching self in this multi-hanky 
chick flick. The story involves a bunch of old bitties recalling 
their first loves as they sit around and prepare Winona's "wedding 
quilt" She's about to marry the moronic Dermot Mulroney, but the 
voice of reason is tugging in the form of a hot-bodded Latin male 
she meets at the community pool. Mostly, it's the old biddies who 
get to chaw the scenery as they flashback to a time when they were 
played by younger, prettier actresses. Each of their whimsy-choked 
fables carry the same direct-to-girls message: "Soon you will be 
old and ugly, so don't let go of your man, no matter how much of 
a pig he is",  a very pretty sentiment that will no doubt depress 
the girls and amuse the males, as it should be. 

On the whole, the film is a superior product, effortlessly flowing 
back and forth from flashback to present day, and there's even a bit 
where the old ladies smoke pot! So if it's a chick's choice night at 
the video store, you could do a lot worse than pretend to reluctantly 
compromise with this little offering.  B