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 Not Rated
The
film tells the story of Melissa Brooks (Evangelista), an attractive High School
graduate who moves to New York
where she feels she can earn money to pay for college. With her older brother Robbie (Sandomire) and
his boyfriend Miller (Manera) already living together in a large apartment in SoHo, moving in with them solves rent problems.
Day after day she tries to find a
job with no luck. Evenings she goes to clubbing with her brother, and finally takes a job as a waitress at Pearlman’s
comedy club. Admiring the comics, she
decides to become one herself, but getting to the top of her game takes more
than good looks.
I
like the Brooks character with her determination to make it in the tough comedy
club arena of New York. Evangelista does a teriffic job of showing
how maturity sometimes comes through adversity.
But, on the downside, the price is high.
The
film has not been rated, but I do recommend that only mature individuals see the
film due to the teenage drinking, drug use, and language.
Goodbye
Baby has been slated to play at Eliat, Santa Cruz,
Newport Beach and Avignon film festivals. Please check their websites for dates and
times.
Starring: Christine Evangelista, Kane Manera, Ivan Sandomire, Michael Mosley, Jerry Adler and Alan Ruck
FINAL ANALYSIS: Goodbye Baby is an extremely good drama with
some great acting.
This Reviewer's Rating:   4 / 5
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