I would have done some things differently: I would have given Michael a more dynamic character. He seems flagellated and neutralized by the social forces around him, never coming to a dynamic stance.I would have made the relationship between Michael and "Granny" the prime and motivating focus for the second half of the film. What should have happened was that Michael falls head-over-heels in love with "Granny", in a way that obliterates any desire he had for "Gabby" and her two sisters. At the end of the movie, Michael comments that his theories about women had all been bunk (I cleaned up the language). This was not convincingly demonstrated in the movie, even with his sparse, though sometimes intense interaction with "Granny".Together, they could have inhabited a world of both fantasy and true caring. Their secret world would have proved a vital contrast to the frenetic eccentricism around them.The relationship between Michael and "Granny" should have remained a secret between the two, as Michael is forced to pretend that everything is normal and that he still cares about schizophrenic "Gabby". In the end, Michael and "Granny" (does she have a name?) should have left, together. She should not have died, and the inclusion of her being committed to a (psychiatric?) hospital was in bad taste.If I were her, I would have escaped multiple times and risked freezing to death in the woods, too: There are different ways to freeze to death. One way is to continue associating with a family (or friends) who do not care about you, nor respect your dreams and fantasies.Michael is so clueless and impotent throughout most of the movie, however, that his feelings of love for "Granny" fall short of the transformation that could have been displayed. Dempsey's character actually reminded me, somewhat, of Shemp Howard.Michael's passive character and the missed opportunity to focus on his and "Granny's" relationship meant the difference, for me, between issuing this film a 7 score, rather than an 8 or 9.

i saw this film on mgm...17 years after it was made (when i was 17)...it brought a few memories back of 1988 when i was probably the age of the protagonists which is maybe why it struck a key and brought back the urge to visit French speaking canada....its quite a deep film for a cast of young actors...some moving scenes..the grandmother s performance almost brought a tear to my eyes which is quite something . Jennifer Connolly shows why today she is such a great actress...she s been doing it well for years and I have always found in Patrick Dempsey a character to sympathise with...if in Loverboy or Crime and Punishment.. the sisters are so damn sexy...the father weird and the mother so passionate .this family is one i would love to stay a week with!!

It's difficult to define "Some Girls" genre because it's a mix of romance, drama and comedy. The story may seem dull in the beginning, but it gets interesting and beautiful as the scenes go by. Patrick Dempsey, who could be working more nowadays, plays Michael, a young boy who travels to Europe to see his girlfriend Gab (Jennifer Connelly). Once he's there, he meets her eccentric father, weird mother and her two beautiful and sexy sisters Irenka (Sheila Kelley) and Simone (Ashley Greenfield). Though Gab is the girlfriend, she's always away, what leaves the way clean for Simone and Irenka to seduce Michael. Everything is told in a light way, but sexuality and seduction are always present in this movie. My Rate 7/10

Rather unsuspecting I started watching a movie on television, co-starring young actress Jennifer Connelly whom I knew from the Jim Henson movie 'Labyrinth'. It started playful and lighthearted, but slowly grabbed me along its weird and wonderful storytelling path. This is a film to have and to hold, it grows on you. And Jennifer and her weird sisters are spellbinding and to watch out for!