Reviews
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

June 29, 2022
7.0
"Helen" (Goldie Hawn) has always lived in the shadow of her friend, the successful actress "Madeline" (Meryl Streep), but when she loses her fiancée - renowned, if rather dowdy, plastic surgeon "Dr. Menville" (Bruce Willis) to her, she loses the plot. Eventually twice the size and evicted from her apartment with her hands still glued to the ice cream pot, she is sent to a mental institution were she finally concocts a plan for revenge. Meantime, the marriage has rather gone to seed. "Madeline" seeks comfort in the arms of younger men, but when her latest beau rejects her, she finds herself - via the kindly intervention of an almost unrecognisable Ian Ogilvy ("Chagall") - in the lair of the seductive "Lisle von Rhuman" (Isabella Rossellini) who offers her eternal youth. Of course there is a price - but will she pay it? What ensues for the last forty five minutes is really quite entertaining. Streep and Hawn look like they are enjoying themselves as their antics become comically macabre. Willis, the now bottle-hitting doctor - who has been largely reduced to manicuring corpses - is also clearly having some fun and Rossellini hams up wonderfully. The ending isn't my favourite, but I suppose it was "fair" and desserts were just. This is an amiable, feel-good, comedy with everyone on good form, some lovely snide dialogue and I liked it.

Recommendation Movies

5.9
Comedy
View
5.9
She-Devil
She-Devil1989
7.1
History
View
7.1
Out of Africa
Out of Africa1985
6.9
Romance
View
6.9
The House of the Spirits
The House of the Spirits1993
5.8
Crime
View
5.8
Striking Distance
Striking Distance1993
6.7
Comedy
View
6.7
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Club1996
5.6
Mystery
View
5.6
Mortal Thoughts
Mortal Thoughts1991
6.4
Drama
View
6.4
What Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath2000
6.6
Drama
View
6.6
The Crucible
The Crucible1996
6.8
Comedy
View
6.8
Overboard
Overboard1987
5.6
Action
View
5.6
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk1991
6.4
Adventure
View
6.4
The River Wild
The River Wild1994
5.9
Comedy
View
5.9
Prime
Prime2005
6.5
Comedy
View
6.5
The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick1987
6.9
Horror
View
6.9
The Hitcher
The Hitcher1986
6.8
Action
View
6.8
The Last Boy Scout
The Last Boy Scout1991
7.5
Family
View
7.5
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva2009
6
Romance
View
6
Mr. Stein Goes Online
Mr. Stein Goes Online2017
6.5
Science Fiction
View
6.5
1984
19841956
6
Comedy
View
6
Heartburn
Heartburn1986
5.7
Action
View
5.7
Sheena
Sheena1984
© 2024 MoovieTime. All rights reserved.Made with Nuxt