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Drowning Mona

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The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
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Critics Consensus

A whodunnit that stacks its lists of suspects with wasted character actors, Drowning Mona is a twee farce that will prompt audiences to tune out before the mystery is solved.

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media 12/22/2010
2/5
Talented cast wasted in an awful movie. Go to Full Review
Jay Carr Boston Globe 01/01/2000
Rudely funny. Go to Full Review
Todd McCarthy Variety 01/01/2000
[Gomez] extracts potent comedy from the material's more outrageous situations and displays a sure hand with his talented cast. Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 05/03/2024
2.5/4
...a watchable yet entirely forgettable comedy... Go to Full Review
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review 08/07/2008
2/5
Betsy Bozdech Reel.com 09/01/2006
1.5/4
So determined to be wacky and offbeat that it overshoots its goal and winds up cartoonish and ridiculous instead. Go to Full Review
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Karen T @Chorch 5d If you are expecting a rash of one liners and hee-haw jokes, you’ll be disappointed. If you appreciate a dark mystery story where the comedy is pitch black yet subtle, and the characters are poignantly relatable to types of people you’ve known in life, you’ll love it. It’s a great little movie with great performances, and I’m proud to own it. See more MariofanAlex445 T @RT47678067 Jul 19 Fun story. Unfunny comedy. This film is allergic to telling a funny joke. Most of the line delivery’s seemed far too dead panned to make an impact on me, although a dry/subtle delivery can work in a lot of stuff, it just didn’t for me in this film. For what it’s worth, the cast seems pretty talented. So I guess it’s more so a bad script than anything. 1.5/5 stars. See more Frans B @FransB Jun 19 Very good, despite reviews. Very dark humor and sly wit. Well written and directed. Good cinematography and visually pleasing. Stellar cast might be underutilized but convincing in character nonetheless. Reminds me of Fargo where everybody is clueless and shortsighted, in their own eyes, hilarious. Enough drama, melodrama, cluelessness, trivialities, nonsensical stupidity, tomfoolery, some suspense, emotion, dilemma and intrigue. Overall worth a watch, even if it just to get some off beat vibes for a change See more R T @RT48017375 May 23 This is a terrific black comedy with a very clever plot. The direction was great. It was a highly entertaining indie with an amazing cast of characters. The "professional reviewers" don’t know what they are talking about. See more Just M @RT86627835 May 17 Very much worth watching. I was almost scared off by the reviews, but first 15 minutes sold me. Watched whole thing with friend and we laughed a lot. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Mar 18 A success on home media. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis The recently deceased Mona Dearly was many things: an abusive wife, a domineering mother, a loud-mouthed neighbor and a violent malcontent. So when her car and corpse are discovered in the Hudson River, police Chief Wyatt Rash immediately suspects murder rather than an accident. But, since the whole community of Verplanck, N.Y., shares a deep hatred for this unceasingly spiteful woman, Rash finds his murder investigation overwhelmed with potential suspects.
Director
Nick Gomez
Producer
Al Corley, Eugene Musso, Bart Rosenblatt
Screenwriter
Peter Steinfeld
Distributor
Columbia Tristar, Destination Films
Production Co
Jersey Shore, Neverland Films
Rating
PG-13 (Mature Themes|Language|Brief Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 3, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 25, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA)
$15.4M
Runtime
1h 35m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital, DTS, Surround