Review of She-Devil

She-Devil (1989)
1/10
Shoot Yourself -- It's Faster
28 July 2014
Painfully unfunny "comedy" about a disgusting woman (Roseanne Barr) whose husband (Ed Begley, Jr.) cheats on her with a romance novelist (Meryl Streep), so she decides to get revenge. It's amazing how unsympathetic Roseanne's character is. I don't blame Begley for cheating. She's vomitous (both the character and the actress playing her). This movie is just a complete misfire. The comedy is so broad and all over the place. Begley and Streep seem to be playing it as some sort of parody, with Streep in particular giving a ridiculously over the top (but never funny) performance. Meanwhile Roseanne is playing the whole thing straight in her usual "nails on a chalkboard" way. I just hated everybody in this and wished unhappiness on them all. If you like watching movies where ugly people do ugly things to one another, then this is right up your alley. I would rather let Roseanne sit on me (i.e. kill myself) than watch it again.
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