Inside Out

The plot of this "fish out of water" comedy is simple: Hazel Levine, an aspiring South African actress, is stranded in Eden (the middle of nowhere) when her car breaks down on the way to a job in Capetown. The townspeople, who recognize her from her commercials, hire her to direct the local Nativity pageant, despite the fact she's Jewish.

Will Hazel win over the lovable-but-eccentric towns people? But of course. And, along the way she'll overcome serious problems such as racial segregation and domestic abuse with nothing more than her plucky spirit. What distinguishes this from the average made-for-TV movie is the somewhat exotic locale and characters--certainly not the production values, which are very much on a par with Hazel's amateur theatrical. If you can turn off your brain, you may enjoy this pleasant fluff.