(rated PG13) The fun begins when a mob mix-up and a bag of cocaine send two screaming women (Toni Collettee and Nia Vardalos) scrambling to L.A. They find the only way to remain anonymous is to become two men playing two drag queens in a Cabaret. With “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” behind her, Vardalos is no longer under pressure to live up to hype since Connie and Carla turns out to be a big fat comedy hit. And they’re hipper than Greek Wedding’s characters but with that same sitcom style. Collette is animated as Vardalos’s sidekick but its Vardalos’s charming energy that seems to follow her from one movie to the next, despite some sloppy and annoying moments. David Duchovny takes a gamble in a role as another drag queen’s brother and love interest to our lead. With its cross-dressing and Broadway style melodies, this movie will do for Collette and Vardalos what “Victor Victoria” did for Julie Andrews.
