'Connie and Carla' go 'To Wong Fu'

From the creators of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" comes "Connie and Carla," a drag queen caper about two women on the run who pretend to be gay men in drag. This movie will no doubt be compared to the classic "Some Like it Hot," which starred Jack Lemon and Tony Curtis as men in drag hiding out from a killer mob boss. With a plot focusing on drag queens there is sure to be some laughs, but in the end it is the humor rather than the plot that gets the spotlight.\nConnie and Carla (Toni Collette and Nia Vardalos, who penned this and "Greek Wedding") have been song and dance performers since their elementary school days. Though they definitely have some talent, they perform at a Chicago airport lounge to crowds of six, give or take a few. Then comes the twist: the ladies witness the murder of their friend by a mob boss. Of course they scream out loud and are spotted, meaning the mob now has to kill them. So they hide in the most uncultured city they can imagine: Los Angeles.\nThe girls start up their act at a drag club and instantly become a success. For the remainder of the movie the girls must convince their new drag queen friends that they are men in drag so they don't blow their cover. Meanwhile a mob hitman attends theaters around the country in search of the girls. \nAnd what would be a drag queen flick without some romance? This comes in the form of our old "X-Files" pal (Duchovny) who plays Jeff, a nice guy trying to reunite with his long lost brother, a drag queen friend of the ladies. Carla falls instantly in love, but of course she can't just tell him she's a woman because it would kill the comedic value. \nWhile this film does have its share of laughs, its unrealistic plot suffers. There are too many incidents which are just not logical, such as the girls ridiculously blowing their cover after witnessing the murder and the fact that they have to pretend to be drag queens to avoid attention. However, these plot points are needed to make the film work. \nVardalos clearly had fun with her script as well as her performance. She and Collette are a fantastic pair and they complement each other well. This movie isn't trying to be anything more than a good time, and while it will certainly not achieve the immense success of "Greek Wedding," it's good for a few laughs.