I found Postcards from the Edge under the Comedy section of the neighborhood video store. Comedy? What's so funny about drug and alcohol addiction in a dysfunctional mother/daughter relationship? They played it up sit-com style, all one liners, without giving it the depth the subject matter deserves. It was like watching Friends, if they were all co-dependent substance abusers.
The film is directed by Mike Nichols, and the main characters played by MacLaine and Streep; and they have nevertheless created an entertaining movie. I just expected a lot more from those making it. The family gave it a 7, just barely, and then only for MacLaine and Streep.
The film is directed by Mike Nichols, and the main characters played by MacLaine and Streep; and they have nevertheless created an entertaining movie. I just expected a lot more from those making it. The family gave it a 7, just barely, and then only for MacLaine and Streep.